Dry Creek (Haw River tributary)

Dry Creek
Tributary to Haw River
Map of the location of Dry Creek mouth
Map of the location of Dry Creek mouth
Location of Dry Creek mouth
Map of the location of Dry Creek mouth
Map of the location of Dry Creek mouth
Dry Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Harlands Creek and Landrum Creek (Rocky River)
 • locationabout 4 miles south-southeast of Silk Hope, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°44′39″N 079°21′10″W / 35.74417°N 79.35278°W / 35.74417; -79.35278[1]
 • elevation630 ft (190 m)[2]
MouthHaw River
 • location
about 2 miles northwest of Bynum, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°47′44″N 079°10′54″W / 35.79556°N 79.18167°W / 35.79556; -79.18167[1]
 • elevation
338 ft (103 m)[1]
Length12.89 mi (20.74 km)[3]
Basin size20.21 square miles (52.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHaw River
 • average24.47 cu ft/s (0.693 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionHaw RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftLong Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHarold Hackney Road, Bowers Store Road, Silk Hope Gum Springs Road, Graham Road (NC 87), Old Graham Road

Dry Creek is a 12.89 mi (20.74 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina.

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Dry Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Dry Creek Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Bynum Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Dry Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

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