Bear Creek (Rocky River tributary)

Stream in North Carolina, USA

Bear Creek

Tributary to Rocky River

Location of Bear Creek mouth

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Bear Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States)

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Location
Country| United States
State| North Carolina
County| Chatham
Physical characteristics
Source| Brush Creek divide
• location| about 4 miles west-southwest of Bonlee, North Carolina
• coordinates| 35°38′14″N 079°29′03″W﻿ / ﻿35.63722°N 79.48417°W﻿ / 35.63722; -79.48417[1]
• elevation| 565 ft (172 m)[2]
Mouth| Rocky River

• location

| about 6 miles south of Pittsboro, North Carolina

• coordinates

| 35°37′52″N 079°12′26″W﻿ / ﻿35.63111°N 79.20722°W﻿ / 35.63111; -79.20722[1]

• elevation

| 275 ft (84 m)[2]
Length| 24.49 mi (39.41 km)[3]
Basin size| 51.71 square miles (133.9 km2)[4]
Discharge|
• location| Rocky River
• average| 59.07 cu ft/s (1.673 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4]
Basin features
Progression| Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system| Deep River
Tributaries|
• left| Little Bear Creek
Harts Creek
• right| unnamed tributaries
Bridges| Bonlee-Bennett Road, Siler City-Glendon Road, Edwards Hill Church Road, NC 902, Bonlee-Carbonton Road, Old US 421, US 421, Vernie Phillips Road, Meronies Church Road, Pittsboro-Goldston Road, Marys Chapel Road, Woody Dam Road

Bear Creek is a 24.49 mi (39.41 km) long 4th order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina.

## Course

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Bear Creek rises about 4 miles west-southwest of Bonlee, North Carolina in Chatham County and then follows an easterly course to join the Rocky River about 6 miles south of Pittsboro.[2]

## Watershed

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Bear Creek drains 51.71 square miles (133.9 km2) of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 444.18 and is about 55% forested.[4]

## References

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

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