Bear Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Deep River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bear Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Bear Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Moore Randolph |
Length: | 21.78miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Deep River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 155.13cuft/s at mouth with Deep River[2] |
Source1: | Asheworth Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | Pond in Seagrove, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.5353°N -79.7678°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 700feet[4] |
Mouth: | Deep River |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile west of High Falls, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.4797°N -79.5544°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 298feet |
Progression: | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Deep River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | West Branch, Williams Creek, Wolf Creek, Cabin Creek |
Bridges: | Boone Street, NC 705, US 220, Upper Branch, Adams Road, Chrisco Road W, Dover Church Road, Dan Road, Browns Mill Road, NC 705, Reynolds Mill Road |
Bear Creek is a 21.78miles long 4th order tributary to the Deep River in Moore and Randolph Counties, North Carolina.
Bear Creek rises in a pond in Seagrove, North Carolina in Randolph County and then flows southeast into Moore County and then turns northeast at Robbins, North Carolina to join the Deep River about 1 mile west of High Falls, North Carolina.[4]
Bear Creek drains of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 405.73 and is about 58% forested.[2]