Harlands Creek

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Harlands Creek
Tributary to Rocky River
Map of Harlands Creek mouth location
Map of Harlands Creek mouth location
Location of Harlands Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
Physical characteristics
SourceDry Creek divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles west of Gum Springs, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°45′55″N 079°16′33″W / 35.76528°N 79.27583°W / 35.76528; -79.27583[1]
 • elevation540 ft (160 m)[2]
MouthRocky River
 • location
about 5 miles southwest of Pittsboro, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°39′35″N 079°15′15″W / 35.65972°N 79.25417°W / 35.65972; -79.25417Coordinates: 35°39′35″N 079°15′15″W / 35.65972°N 79.25417°W / 35.65972; -79.25417[1]
 • elevation
318 ft (97 m)[2]
Length10.34 mi (16.64 km)[3]
Basin size15.76 square miles (40.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationRocky River
 • average18.88 cu ft/s (0.535 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
BridgesCarroll Farm Road, Buckner Creek Road, E Alston Road, Renaissance Drive, Harlands Creek Drive, US 64, Alston Chapel Road, NC 902

Harlands Creek is a 10.34 mi (16.64 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Variant names[]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Hollands Creek

Course[]

Harlands Creek rises about 1.5 miles west of Gum Springs, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows south to join the Rocky River about 5 miles southwest of Pittsboro.[2]

Watershed[]

Harlands Creek drains 15.76 square miles (40.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 431.04 and is about 77% forested.[4]

References[]

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


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