| Rocky River Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:USA_North_Carolina_relief_location_map.jpg)  Location of Rocky River mouth &sq=&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) Rocky River (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Chatham, Randolph |
| City | Liberty |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pond on the divide of Sandy Creek and North Prong |
| • location | Liberty, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°50′56″N 079°34′33″W / 35.84889°N 79.57583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 755 ft (230 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 3 miles west of Moncure, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°37′02″N 079°09′01″W / 35.61722°N 79.15028°W[1] |
• elevation | 198 ft (60 m)[2] |
| Length | 42.5 mi (68.4 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 243.42 square miles (630.5 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 262.64 cu ft/s (7.437 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | North Rocky River Prong Greenbrier Creek Mud Lick Creek Nick Creek Landrum Creek Harlands Creek |
| • right | Lacys Creek Loves Creek Varnell Creek Meadow Creek Tick Creek Bear Creek |
| Waterbodies | Sizemore Lake |
| Bridges | South Foster Street, W Kime Avenue, NC 49, Old US 421, Pike Farm Road, Cooper Road, Staley Snow Camp Road, Piney Grove Church Road, Ed Clapp Road, Siler City-Snow Camp Road, US 64, Rives Chapel Church Road, NC 902, Pittsboro-Goldston Road, Chatham Church Road, US 15-NC 87 |
Rocky River is a 42.5 mi (68.4 km) long 5th order tributary to the Deep River in Chatham County, North Carolina.
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Rocky River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Rocky River Topo Map in Chatham". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Rocky River Watershed Report". US EPA geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2020.