Polecat Creek (Deep River tributary)

Polecat Creek
Tributary to Deep River
Map of Polecat Creek mouth location
Map of Polecat Creek mouth location
Location of Polecat Creek mouth
Map of Polecat Creek mouth location
Map of Polecat Creek mouth location
Polecat Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Guilford
CityGreensboro
Worthville
Physical characteristics
SourceSouth Buffalo Creek divide
 • locationsouth side of Greensboro, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°59′46″N 079°48′28″W / 35.99611°N 79.80778°W / 35.99611; -79.80778[1]
 • elevation830 ft (250 m)[2]
MouthDeep River
 • location
Worthville, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°48′12″N 079°46′39″W / 35.80333°N 79.77750°W / 35.80333; -79.77750[1]
 • elevation
582 ft (177 m)[2]
Length18.91 mi (30.43 km)[3]
Basin size56.27 square miles (145.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep River
 • average62.63 cu ft/s (1.773 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRocky RiverDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
 • leftLittle Polecat Creek
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBrushy Fork Drive, Sutton Road, Randleman Road, E Steeple Chase Road, Davis Mill Road, NC 62, Branson Mill Road, Providence Church Road, Fred Lineberry Road, New Salem Road, Naomi Road, Creekridge Country Road

Polecat Creek is a 18.91 mi (30.43 km) long 4th order tributary to the Deep River in Guilford and Randolph Counties, North Carolina.

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Polecat Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Polecat Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Polecat Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2020.