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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Bush Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyLee
Physical characteristics
SourceFall Creek divide
 • locationabout 4 miles northeast of Sanford, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°30′01″N 079°02′28″W / 35.50028°N 79.04111°W / 35.50028; -79.04111
 • elevation298 ft (91 m)
MouthCape Fear River
 • locationabout 1 mile southeast of Brickhaven, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°32′32″N 079°00′36″W / 35.54222°N 79.01000°W / 35.54222; -79.01000
 • elevation151 ft (46 m)
Length4.00 mi (6.44 km)
Basin size7.25 square miles (18.8 km)
Discharge 
 • locationCape Fear River
 • average7.54 cu ft/s (0.214 m/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River
Basin features
ProgressionCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemCape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Bush Creek is a 4.00 mi (6.44 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Lee County, North Carolina.

Course

Bush Creek rises about 4 miles northeast of Sanford, North Carolina and then flows northeasterly to join the Cape Fear River about 1 mile southeast of Brickhaven, North Carolina.

Watershed

Bush Creek drains 7.25 square miles (18.8 km) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 407.09 and is about 60% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Bush Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Lick Creek Topo Map in Lee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Bush Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

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