Patterson Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Lee |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide of Persimmon Creek and Raccoon Creek |
• location | pond about 1 mile west of Sanford, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°27′57″N 079°13′32″W / 35.46583°N 79.22556°W[1] |
• elevation | 425 ft (130 m)[2] |
Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 1.5 miles southeast of Gulf, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°32′34″N 079°15′21″W / 35.54278°N 79.25583°W[1] |
• elevation | 208 ft (63 m)[2] |
Length | 7.72 mi (12.42 km)[3] |
Basin size | 7.22 square miles (18.7 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Deep River |
• average | 8.64 cu ft/s (0.245 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Deep River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | NC 42, Royal Pines Drive, Carbonton Drive, Petty Road |
Patterson Creek is a 7.72 mi (12.42 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Lee County, North Carolina.