Falls Creek (Deep River tributary)

Falls Creek
Tributary to Deep River
Map of Falls Creek mouth location
Map of Falls Creek mouth location
Location of Falls Creek mouth
Map of Falls Creek mouth location
Map of Falls Creek mouth location
Falls Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyMoore
Chatham
Physical characteristics
SourceBear Creek divide
 • locationPond about 1 mile northwest of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°34′49″N 079°28′46″W / 35.58028°N 79.47944°W / 35.58028; -79.47944[1]
 • elevation505 ft (154 m)[2]
MouthDeep River
 • location
about 0.25 miles southeast of High Falls, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°28′51″N 079°30′40″W / 35.48083°N 79.51111°W / 35.48083; -79.51111[1]
 • elevation
275 ft (84 m)[2]
Length10.80 mi (17.38 km)[3]
Basin size14.34 square miles (37.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep River
 • average18.31 cu ft/s (0.518 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRocky RiverDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesTwelve Oaks Lane, NC 902, NC 42, Falls Creek Church Road, Wilson Road, River Road

Falls Creek is a 10.80 mi (17.38 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Moore and Chatham Counties, North Carolina.

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Falls Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Scotchman Creek Topo Map in Moore". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2020.