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Loves Creek (Rocky River tributary)

Coordinates: 35°43′58″N 079°24′12″W / 35.73278°N 79.40333°W / 35.73278; -79.40333
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Loves Creek
Tributary to Rocky River
Map of Loves Creek mouth location
Map of Loves Creek mouth location
Location of Loves Creek mouth
Map of Loves Creek mouth location
Map of Loves Creek mouth location
Loves Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
CitySiler City
Physical characteristics
SourceBrush Creek divide
 • locationpond about 3 miles south-southwest of Siler City, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°40′34″N 079°29′26″W / 35.67611°N 79.49056°W / 35.67611; -79.49056[1]
 • elevation705 ft (215 m)[2]
MouthRocky River
 • location
about 1 mile east of Siler City, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°43′58″N 079°24′12″W / 35.73278°N 79.40333°W / 35.73278; -79.40333[1]
 • elevation
488 ft (149 m)[2]
Length5.59 mi (9.00 km)[3]
Basin size8.19 square miles (21.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationRocky River
 • average10.68 cu ft/s (0.302 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRocky RiverDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSiler City-Glendon Road, Pine Forest South Drive, US 421 (S Chatham Avenue), S 2nd Avenue, US 421, Progress Boulevard

Loves Creek is a 5.59 mi (9.00 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina.

Course

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Loves Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles south-southwest of Siler City, North Carolina in Chatham County. Loves Creek then flows northeast through Siler City to join the Rocky River about 1 mile east of Siler City.[2]

Watershed

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Loves Creek drains 8.19 square miles (21.2 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 428.39 and is about 40% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Loves Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Loves Creek Topo Map in Chatham". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Loves Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 September 2020.