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Cedar_Creek_(Deep_River_tributary,_Chatham) Latitude and Longitude:

35°34′04″N 079°14′41″W / 35.56778°N 79.24472°W / 35.56778; -79.24472
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Cedar Creek
Tributary to Deep River
Map of Cedar Creek mouth location
Map of Cedar Creek mouth location
Location of Cedar Creek mouth
Map of Cedar Creek mouth location
Map of Cedar Creek mouth location
Cedar Creek (Deep River tributary, Chatham) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Chatham County
Physical characteristics
SourceBear Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles east of Goldston, North Carolina
 • coordinates 35°35′48″N 079°18′18″W / 35.59667°N 79.30500°W / 35.59667; -79.30500 [1]
 • elevation390 ft (120 m) [2]
Mouth Deep River
 • location
about 1 mile east-northeast of Gulf, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°34′04″N 079°14′41″W / 35.56778°N 79.24472°W / 35.56778; -79.24472 [1]
 • elevation
208 ft (63 m) [2]
Length5.41 mi (8.71 km) [3]
Basin size13.19 square miles (34.2 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • location Deep River
 • average15.50 cu ft/s (0.439 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River [4]
Basin features
Progression Deep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River system Deep River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHenry Oldham Road, R Jordan Road

Cedar Creek is a 5.41 mi (8.71 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Chatham County, North Carolina.

Course

Cedar Creek rises about 1 mile east of Goldston, North Carolina and then flows southeast to the Deep River about 0.5 miles east-northeast of Gulf, North Carolina. [2]

Watershed

Cedar Creek drains 13.19 square miles (34.2 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 435.12 and is about 66% forested. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Cedar Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Cedar Creek Topo Map in Chatham". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Cedar Creek Watershed Report". EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2020.