Grassy Creek (Rocky River tributary)

Grassy Creek
Tributary to Rocky River
Grassy Creek; Tributary to Rocky River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Union
Physical characteristics
Source	Grassy Branch divide
• location	pond about 1 mil northeast of Unionville, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°05′53″N 80°29′12″W / 35.09806°N 80.48667°W
• elevation	612 ft (187 m)
Mouth	Rocky River
• location	about 3 miles northwest of New Salem, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°09′50″N 80°24′47″W / 35.16389°N 80.41306°W
• elevation	358 ft (109 m)
Length	7.00 mi (11.27 km)
Basin size	8.33 square miles (21.6 km2)
Discharge
• location	Rocky River
• average	9.98 cu ft/s (0.283 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River
Basin features
Progression	Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Pee Dee
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Haigler Baucom Road, Braswell Rushing Road, Love Mill Road, Zebulon Williams Road, Haigler Road, NC 218

Grassy Creek is a 7.00 mi (11.27 km) long 1st order tributary to the Rocky River in Union County, North Carolina.

Course[]

Grassy Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile northeast of Unionville, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join the Rocky River about 3 miles northwest of New Salem.^[2]

Watershed[]

Grassy Creek drains 8.33 square miles (21.6 km²) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 425.52, and is about 36% forested.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "GNIS Detail - Grassy Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Crooked Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Grassy Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

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[GNIS-1] "GNIS Detail - Grassy Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[CCTopozone-2] "Crooked Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[geoviewer-3] "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[watershed-4] "Grassy Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

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Grassy Creek Tributary to Rocky River
Location of Grassy Creek mouth Grassy Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States) Show map of North CarolinaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Union
Physical characteristics

Source	Grassy Branch divide
• location	pond about 1 mil northeast of Unionville, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°05′53″N 80°29′12″W / 35.09806°N 80.48667°W / 35.09806; -80.48667^[1]
• elevation	612 ft (187 m)^[2]

Mouth	Rocky River
• location	about 3 miles northwest of New Salem, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°09′50″N 80°24′47″W / 35.16389°N 80.41306°W / 35.16389; -80.41306^[1]
• elevation	358 ft (109 m)^[2]
Length	7.00 mi (11.27 km)^[3]
Basin size	8.33 square miles (21.6 km²)^[4]

Discharge
• location	Rocky River
• average	9.98 cu ft/s (0.283 m³/s) at mouth with Rocky River^[4]

Basin features
Progression	Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Pee Dee
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Haigler Baucom Road, Braswell Rushing Road, Love Mill Road, Zebulon Williams Road, Haigler Road, NC 218