Harlands Creek
| Harlands Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Harlands Creek mouth  Harlands Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Dry Creek divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles west of Gum Springs, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°45′55″N 079°16′33″W / 35.76528°N 79.27583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 540 ft (160 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 5 miles southwest of Pittsboro, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°39′35″N 079°15′15″W / 35.65972°N 79.25417°W[1] |
• elevation | 318 ft (97 m)[2] |
| Length | 10.34 mi (16.64 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 15.76 square miles (40.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 18.88 cu ft/s (0.535 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally south |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Carroll Farm Road, Buckner Creek Road, E Alston Road, Renaissance Drive, Harlands Creek Drive, US 64, Alston Chapel Road, NC 902 |
Harlands Creek is a 10.34 mi (16.64 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Hollands Creek
Course
Harlands Creek rises about 1.5 miles west of Gum Springs, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows south to join the Rocky River about 5 miles southwest of Pittsboro.[2]
Watershed
Harlands Creek drains 15.76 square miles (40.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 431.04 and is about 77% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Harlands Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Rocky River Topo Map in Chatham". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Harlands Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 September 2020.