Hurricane Creek (Brown Creek tributary)

Hurricane Creek
Tributary to Brown Creek
Hurricane Creek; Tributary to Brown Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Anson
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Hurricane Creek and Grindstone Branch of Goulds Fork
• location	about 0.5 miles north of Pinkston, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°01′37″N 080°04′52″W / 35.02694°N 80.08111°W
• elevation	275 ft (84 m)
Mouth	Brown Creek
• location	about 3.5 miles southeast of Ansonville, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°03′49″N 080°03′13″W / 35.06361°N 80.05361°WCoordinates: 35°03′49″N 080°03′13″W / 35.06361°N 80.05361°W
• elevation	197 ft (60 m)
Length	3.74 mi (6.02 km)
Basin size	3.43 square miles (8.9 km2)
Discharge
• location	Brown Creek
• average	3.93 cu ft/s (0.111 m3/s) at mouth with Brown Creek
Basin features
Progression	northeast
River system	Pee Dee River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Dennis Road

Hurricane Creek is a 3.74 mi (6.02 km) long 1st order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina.

Course[]

Hurricane Creek rises about 0.5 miles north of Pinkston, North Carolina near the Wadesboro airport. Hurricane Creek then flows northeast to meet Brown Creek about 3.5 miles southeast of Ansonville, North Carolina.^[2]

Watershed[]

Hurricane Creek drains 3.43 square miles (8.9 km²) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 500.57 and is about 53% forested.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "GNIS Detail - Hurricane Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Brown Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Ansonville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
^ "Water Quality Ratings". www.nconemap.gov. State of North Carolina. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hurricane Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 October 2019.

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[GNIS-1] "GNIS Detail - Hurricane Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 October 2019.

[BCTopozone-2] "Brown Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Ansonville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 October 2019.

[WQR-3] "Water Quality Ratings". www.nconemap.gov. State of North Carolina. Retrieved 21 October 2019.

[watershed-4] "Hurricane Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 October 2019.

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Hurricane Creek Tributary to Brown Creek
Location of Hurricane Creek mouth Hurricane Creek (Brown Creek tributary) (the United States) Show map of North CarolinaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Anson
Physical characteristics

Source	divide between Hurricane Creek and Grindstone Branch of Goulds Fork
• location	about 0.5 miles north of Pinkston, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°01′37″N 080°04′52″W / 35.02694°N 80.08111°W / 35.02694; -80.08111^[1]
• elevation	275 ft (84 m)^[2]

Mouth	Brown Creek
• location	about 3.5 miles southeast of Ansonville, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°03′49″N 080°03′13″W / 35.06361°N 80.05361°W / 35.06361; -80.05361Coordinates: 35°03′49″N 080°03′13″W / 35.06361°N 80.05361°W / 35.06361; -80.05361^[1]
• elevation	197 ft (60 m)^[2]
Length	3.74 mi (6.02 km)^[3]
Basin size	3.43 square miles (8.9 km²)^[4]

Discharge
• location	Brown Creek
• average	3.93 cu ft/s (0.111 m³/s) at mouth with Brown Creek^[4]

Basin features
Progression	northeast
River system	Pee Dee River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Dennis Road