Polecat Creek (Deep River tributary)

Stream in North Carolina, USA

Polecat Creek

Tributary to Deep River

Location of Polecat Creek mouth

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Polecat Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States)

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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 / 35.99611; -79.80778[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 / 35.80333; -79.77750[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.

## Variant names[edit]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

* Polecat River

## Course[edit]

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]

## Watershed[edit]

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]

## See also[edit]

* List of rivers of North Carolina

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Polecat Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
2. ^ a b c "Polecat Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
4. ^ a b c "Polecat Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

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