North Rocky River Prong

North Rocky River Prong Tributary to Rocky River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Chatham Alamance Randolph
Physical characteristics
Source	Sandy Creek divide
• location	Liberty, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°51′23″N 079°34′17″W / 35.85639°N 79.57139°W / 35.85639; -79.57139[1]
• elevation	750 ft (230 m)[2]
Mouth	Rocky River
• location	about 3 miles east of Staley, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°48′11″N 079°29′06″W / 35.80306°N 79.48500°W / 35.80306; -79.48500Coordinates: 35°48′11″N 079°29′06″W / 35.80306°N 79.48500°W / 35.80306; -79.48500[1]
• elevation	574 ft (175 m)[2]
Length	8.61 mi (13.86 km)[3]
Basin size	12.86 square miles (33.3 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Rocky River
• average	16.10 cu ft/s (0.456 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Deep River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	S Cook Street, E Raleigh Avenue, S Valley Street, E Graham Avenue, W Holt Street, Virginia Trail, Silk Hope-Liberty Road, Ben Smith Road, Staley-Snow Camp Road, Clyde Clark Road

North Rocky River Prong is a 8.61 mi (13.86 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River that begins in Liberty, North Carolina in Randolph County and flows to Chatham County.

Course[]

North Rocky River Prong rises on the northside of Liberty, North Carolina, and then flows southeast into Alamance County and south into Chatham County. North Prong Rocky River joins the Rocky River about 3 miles east of Staley, North Carolina.^[2]

Watershed[]

North Rocky River Prong drains 12.86 square miles (33.3 km²) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 437.93 and is about 34% forested.^[4]

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