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Dry Creek (Haw River tributary)

Coordinates: 35°47′44″N 079°10′54″W / 35.79556°N 79.18167°W / 35.79556; -79.18167
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Dry Creek
Tributary to Haw River
Dry Creek (Haw River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Dry Creek (Haw River tributary)
Location of Dry Creek mouth
Dry Creek (Haw River tributary) is located in the United States
Dry Creek (Haw River tributary)
Dry Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Dry Creek and Landrum Creek (Rocky River)
 • locationabout 4 miles south-southeast of Silk Hope, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°44′39″N 079°21′10″W / 35.74417°N 79.35278°W / 35.74417; -79.35278[1]
 • elevation630 ft (190 m)[2]
MouthHaw 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 / 35.79556; -79.18167[1]
 • elevation
338 ft (103 m)[1]
Length12.89 mi (20.74 km)[3]
Basin size20.21 square miles (52.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHaw River
 • average24.47 cu ft/s (0.693 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftLong Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHarold 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.

Course

Dry Creek rises about 4 miles south-southeast of Silk Hope, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows northeast to the Haw River upstream of Bynum.[2]

Watershed

Dry Creek drains 20.21 square miles (52.3 km2) of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 430.05 and is about 60% forested.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Dry Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Dry Creek Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Bynum Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Dry Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 September 2019.