| Big Governors 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 Big Governors Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Big Governors Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lee Moore |
| Length: | 13.71miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Deep River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 46.7cuft/s at mouth with Deep River[2] |
| Source1: | Herds Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles southwest of White Hill, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.3708°N -79.3069°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 465feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Deep River |
| Mouth Location: | about 1.5 miles southeast of Haw Branch, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.4775°N -79.3597°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 226feet |
| Progression: | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Deep River |
| Tributaries Left: | McIntosh Creek Crawley Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Torchwood Road, Old River Road, Wadsworth Road, Underwood Road, Harrington Road |
Big Governors Creek is a 13.71miles long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Lee and Moore Counties, North Carolina. This creek forms the Lee-Moore county line, in part and is the only stream of this name in the United States.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[5]
Big Governors Creek rises about 0.5 miles southwest of White Hill in Moore County and then flows northwest and north to join the Deep River about 1.5 miles southeast of Haw Branch, North Carolina.[6]
Big Governors Creek drains of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 380.16 and is about 65% forested.[2]