Brooks Creek (Haw River tributary)

Brooks Creek
Tributary to Haw River
Brooks Creek; Tributary to Haw River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Chatham
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Brooks Creek and Dry Creek
• location	pond about 1.5 miles north of Gum Springs, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°46′29″N 079°09′00″W / 35.77472°N 79.15000°W
• elevation	505 ft (154 m)
Mouth	Haw River
• location	Bynum, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°46′37″N 079°14′32″W / 35.77694°N 79.24222°WCoordinates: 35°46′37″N 079°14′32″W / 35.77694°N 79.24222°W
• elevation	305 ft (93 m)
Length	6.79 mi (10.93 km)
Basin size	9.90 square miles (25.6 km2)
Discharge
• location	Haw River
• average	12.09 cu ft/s (0.342 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River
Basin features
Progression	Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Haw River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	NC 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.^[2]

Watershed[]

Brooks Creek drains 9.90 square miles (25.6 km²) of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 424.50 and is about 74% forested.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "GNIS Detail - Brooks Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Brooks Creek Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Bynum Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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

External links[]

[GNIS-1] "GNIS Detail - Brooks Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

[BCTopozone-2] "Brooks Creek Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Bynum Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

[geoviewer-3] "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

[watershed-4] "Brooks Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

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