| Grassy Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Grassy Branch divide |
| • location | pond about 1 mil northeast of Unionville, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°05′53″N 80°29′12″W / 35.09806°N 80.48667°W / 35.09806; -80.48667 |
| • elevation | 612 ft (187 m) |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
| • location | about 3 miles northwest of New Salem, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°09′50″N 80°24′47″W / 35.16389°N 80.41306°W / 35.16389; -80.41306 |
| • elevation | 358 ft (109 m) |
| Length | 7.00 mi (11.27 km) |
| Basin size | 8.33 square miles (21.6 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 9.98 cu ft/s (0.283 m/s) at mouth with Rocky River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Haigler Baucom Road, Braswell Rushing Road, Love Mill Road, Zebulon Williams Road, Haigler Road, NC 218 |
Grassy Creek is a 7.00 mi (11.27 km) long 1st order tributary to the Rocky River in Union County, North Carolina.
Course
Grassy Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile northeast of Unionville, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join the Rocky River about 3 miles northwest of New Salem.
Watershed
Grassy Creek drains 8.33 square miles (21.6 km) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 425.52, and is about 36% forested.
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Grassy Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Crooked Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Grassy Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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