| Brasstown Creek Tributary to Hiwassee River | |
|---|---|
 Brasstown Creek as it runs through Brasstown, N.C. in 2023 | |
  Location of Brasstown Creek mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina Georgia |
| Counties | Clay (NC) Union (GA) Towns (GA) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Brasstown Creek and Nottely River |
| • location | about 2 miles north of Brasstown Bald |
| • coordinates | 34°52′35″N 083°48′50″W / 34.87639°N 83.81389°W / 34.87639; -83.81389 |
| • elevation | 3,780 ft (1,150 m) |
| Mouth | Hiwassee River |
| • location | Brasstown, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°02′53″N 083°57′52″W / 35.04806°N 83.96444°W / 35.04806; -83.96444 |
| • elevation | 1,600 ft (490 m) |
| Length | 21.41 mi (34.46 km) |
| Basin size | 83.66 square miles (216.7 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Hiwassee River |
| • average | 189.43 cu ft/s (5.364 m/s) at mouth with Hiwassee River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Hiawassee River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Hiwassee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bitter Creek Byers Creek Crane Creek Winchester Creek Gumlog Creek Pinelog Creek Payne Branch Will Mason Branch Little Brasstown Creek Donaldson Branch |
| • right | Left Prong Yewell Branch Corn Creek Keys Branch Emerson Branch Crooked Creek Crawford Creek Beach Creek Trout Cove Branch Greasy Creek Buchanan Branch Jenkins Branch |
Brasstown Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Georgia and North Carolina. The 8.5-mile (13.7 km) long stream is a tributary to the Hiwassee River.
Brasstown Creek took its name from the now-extinct Indian village of Brasstown.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Brasstown Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Brasstown Creek Topo Map, Clay County NC (Peachtree Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Brasstown Creek Watershed Report". Water Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brasstown Creek
- United States Environmental Protection Agency-Watershed Protection Partnership Pays Off for Brasstown Creek
- Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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