Dry Creek Tributary to Haw River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Chatham |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Harlands Creek and Landrum Creek (Rocky River) |
• location | about 4 miles south-southeast of Silk Hope, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°44′39″N 079°21′10″W / 35.74417°N 79.35278°W[1] |
• elevation | 630 ft (190 m)[2] |
Mouth | Haw River |
• location | about 2 miles northwest of Bynum, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°47′44″N 079°10′54″W / 35.79556°N 79.18167°W[1] |
• elevation | 338 ft (103 m)[1] |
Length | 12.89 mi (20.74 km)[3] |
Basin size | 20.21 square miles (52.3 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Haw River |
• average | 24.47 cu ft/s (0.693 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Haw River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Long Branch |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Harold Hackney Road, Bowers Store Road, Silk Hope Gum Springs Road, Graham Road (NC 87), Old Graham Road |
Dry Creek is a 12.89 mi (20.74 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina.