Varnell Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Chatham |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Nick Creek divide |
• location | pond about 5 miles northeast of Siler City, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°47′35″N 079°23′51″W / 35.79306°N 79.39750°W[1] |
• elevation | 565 ft (172 m)[2] |
Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 2 miles east of Siler City, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°43′35″N 079°23′51″W / 35.72639°N 79.39750°W[1] |
• elevation | 475 ft (145 m)[2] |
Length | 6.88 mi (11.07 km)[3] |
Basin size | 10.09 square miles (26.1 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Rocky River |
• average | 12.99 cu ft/s (0.368 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Deep River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Silk Hope-Liberty Road, Still Waters Drive, Silk Hope Road, US 64, Stage Coach Road |
Varnell Creek is a 6.88 mi (11.07 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina.