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Grays_Creek_(Cape_Fear_River_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:

34°53′34″N 078°49′01″W / 34.89278°N 78.81694°W / 34.89278; -78.81694
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Grays Creek
Tributary to Cape Fear River
Map of Grays Creek mouth location
Map of Grays Creek mouth location
Location of Grays Creek mouth
Map of Grays Creek mouth location
Map of Grays Creek mouth location
Grays Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Cumberland
Physical characteristics
Source Rockfish Creek divide
 • locationRoslin, North Carolina
 • coordinates 34°55′53″N 078°56′11″W / 34.93139°N 78.93639°W / 34.93139; -78.93639 [1]
 • elevation170 ft (52 m) [2]
Mouth Cape Fear River
 • location
about 1 mile southwest of Lena, North Carolina
 • coordinates
34°53′34″N 078°49′01″W / 34.89278°N 78.81694°W / 34.89278; -78.81694 [1]
 • elevation
41 ft (12 m) [2]
Length9.00 mi (14.48 km) [3]
Basin size13.07 square miles (33.9 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • location Cape Fear River
 • average39.75 cu ft/s (1.126 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River [4]
Basin features
Progression Cape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River system Cape Fear River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesRainey Pond
BridgesCypress Lakes Road, NC 87, Blossum Road

Grays Creek is a 9.00 mi (14.48 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Course

Grays Creek rises in Roslin, North Carolina and then flows in a southeasterly direction to join the Cape Fear River about 1 mile southwest of Lena, North Carolina. [2]

Watershed

Grays Creek drains 13.07 square miles (33.9 km2) of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 559.06 and is about 15% forested. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Grays Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Grays Creek Topo Map in Cumberland". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Cross Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 September 2020.