Polecat Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Randolph Guilford |
City | Greensboro Worthville |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | South Buffalo Creek divide |
• location | south side of Greensboro, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°59′46″N 079°48′28″W / 35.99611°N 79.80778°W[1] |
• elevation | 830 ft (250 m)[2] |
Mouth | Deep River |
• location | Worthville, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°48′12″N 079°46′39″W / 35.80333°N 79.77750°W[1] |
• elevation | 582 ft (177 m)[2] |
Length | 18.91 mi (30.43 km)[3] |
Basin size | 56.27 square miles (145.7 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Deep River |
• average | 62.63 cu ft/s (1.773 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Deep River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Little Polecat Creek |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Brushy Fork Drive, Sutton Road, Randleman Road, E Steeple Chase Road, Davis Mill Road, NC 62, Branson Mill Road, Providence Church Road, Fred Lineberry Road, New Salem Road, Naomi Road, Creekridge Country Road |
Polecat Creek is a 18.91 mi (30.43 km) long 4th order tributary to the Deep River in Guilford and Randolph Counties, North Carolina.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
Polecat Creek rises on the south side of Greensboro, North Carolina in Guilford County and then flows south into Randolph County to join the Deep River in Worthville, North Carolina.[2]
Polecat Creek drains 56.27 square miles (145.7 km2) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 414.85 and is about 46% forested.[4]