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Cribs Creek

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Cribs Creek
Tributary to Rocky River
Map of Cribs Creek mouth location
Map of Cribs Creek mouth location
Location of Cribs Creek mouth
Map of Cribs Creek mouth location
Map of Cribs Creek mouth location
Cribs Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAnson
Physical characteristics
SourceWater Branch divide
 • locationpond about 0.5 miles southwest of Fountain Hill, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°03′33″N 80°17′32″W / 35.05917°N 80.29222°W / 35.05917; -80.29222[1]
 • elevation522 ft (159 m)[2]
MouthRocky River
 • location
about 5 northeast of Burnsville (Anson County), North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°09′21″N 80°12′25″W / 35.15583°N 80.20694°W / 35.15583; -80.20694[1]
 • elevation
228 ft (69 m)[2]
Length4.72 mi (7.60 km)[3]
Basin size19.49 square miles (50.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationRocky River
 • average22.06 cu ft/s (0.625 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
 • leftLockhart Branch
Big Branch
 • rightLittle Cribs Creek
BridgesThanny Helms Road, NC 218, New Home Church Road, Cappadocia Church Road, Pork Road, Sub Station Road, NC 742, Race Track Road, Line Road, Cribs Creek Road, Rocky River Church Road, Wightman Church Road

Cribs Creek is a 4.72 mi (7.60 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Anson County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Cribbs Creek

Course

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Cribs Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Fountain Hill, North Carolina and then flows northwest to join the Rocky River about 5 miles northeast of Burnsville.[2]

Watershed

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Cribs Creek drains 19.49 square miles (50.5 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 400.15, and is about 55% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Cribs Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Cribs Creek Topo Map in Anson". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Cribs Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 October 2020.