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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Brooks Creek
Tributary to Haw River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Brooks Creek and Dry Creek
 • locationpond about 1.5 miles north of Gum Springs, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°46′29″N 079°09′00″W / 35.77472°N 79.15000°W / 35.77472; -79.15000
 • elevation505 ft (154 m)
MouthHaw River
 • locationBynum, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°46′37″N 079°14′32″W / 35.77694°N 79.24222°W / 35.77694; -79.24222
 • elevation305 ft (93 m)
Length6.79 mi (10.93 km)
Basin size9.90 square miles (25.6 km)
Discharge 
 • locationHaw River
 • average12.09 cu ft/s (0.342 m/s) at mouth with Haw River
Basin features
ProgressionHaw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesNC 87, Old Graham Road, Bent Tree, Eddie Perry Road

Brooks Creek is a 6.79 mi (10.93 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina.

Course

Brooks Creek rises about 1.5 miles north of Gum Springs, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows east to the Haw River across from Bynum.

Watershed

Brooks Creek drains 9.90 square miles (25.6 km) of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 424.50 and is about 74% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Brooks Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Brooks 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 28 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Brooks Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

Additional maps

Course of Brooks Creek (Haw River tributary) in Chatham County, North Carolina
Watershed of Brooks Creek (Haw River tributary) in Chatham County, North Carolina

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