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Brice_Creek_(Trent_River_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:
35°04′34″N 077°03′31″W / 35.07611°N 77.05861°W / 35.07611; -77.05861
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Brice Creek
Tributary to Trent River
Map of Brice Creek mouth location
Map of Brice Creek mouth location
Location of Brice Creek mouth
Map of Brice Creek mouth location
Map of Brice Creek mouth location
Brice Creek (Trent River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Craven
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of West Prong and East Prong Brice Creek
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of James City, North Carolina
 • coordinates 34°58′57″N 077°00′01″W / 34.98250°N 77.00028°W / 34.98250; -77.00028 [1]
 • elevation35 ft (11 m) [2]
Mouth Trent River
 • location
about 6 miles northwest of Havelock, North Carolina
 • coordinates
 35°04′34″N 077°03′31″W / 35.07611°N 77.05861°W / 35.07611; -77.05861 [1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m) [3]
Length12.27 mi (19.75 km) [4]
Basin size68.14 square miles (176.5 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location Trent River
 • average97.17 cu ft/s (2.752 m3/s) at mouth with Trent River [5]
Basin features
Progression Trent River → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River systemNeuse River
Tributaries 
 • leftWest Prong Brice Creek
Black Branch
Georges Branch
 • rightEast Prong Brice Creek
Great Branch
Lees Branch
BridgesOld Airport Road, Brices Creek Road

Brice Creek is a 12.23 mi (19.68 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Trent River in Craven County, North Carolina.

Course

Brice Creek is formed at the confluence of East Prong and West Prong Brice Creek about 6 miles northwest of Havelock, North Carolina and then flows north-northwest to join the Trent River about 0.5 miles southwest of James City. [3]

Watershed

Brice Creek drains 68.14 square miles (176.5 km2) of area, receives about 55.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 631.01, and is about 23% forested. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Brice Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Brice Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 December 2020.


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