Greenbrier Creek (Rocky River tributary)

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Greenbrier Creek
Tributary to Rocky River
Map of Greenbrier Creek mouth location
Map of Greenbrier Creek mouth location
Location of Greenbrier Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
Alamance
Physical characteristics
SourcePoppaw Creek divide
 • locationpond about 1.5 miles northeast of Liberty, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°52′15″N 079°29′04″W / 35.87083°N 79.48444°W / 35.87083; -79.48444[1]
 • elevation755 ft (230 m)[2]
MouthRocky River
 • location
about 3 miles northeast of Crutchfield Crossroads, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°48′18″N 079°28′48″W / 35.80500°N 79.48000°W / 35.80500; -79.48000Coordinates: 35°48′18″N 079°28′48″W / 35.80500°N 79.48000°W / 35.80500; -79.48000[1]
 • elevation
574 ft (175 m)[2]
Length7.74 mi (12.46 km)[3]
Basin size8.04 square miles (20.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationRocky River
 • average11.58 cu ft/s (0.328 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHinshaw Shop Road, Kenly Drive, Staley Store Road, Pleasant Hill Church Road, Silk Hope-Liberty Road

Greenbrier Creek is a 7.74 mi (12.46 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River that begins in Alamance County and flows to Chatham County.

Course[]

Greenbrier Creek rises in a pond about 1.5 miles northeast of Liberty, North Carolina in Alamance County. Greenbrier Creek then flows south into Chatham County to join the Rocky River about 3 miles southwest of Crutchfield Crossroads, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed[]

Greenbrier Creek drains 8.04 square miles (20.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 453.25 and is about 38% forested.[4]

References[]

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


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