Brasstown Creek Explained

Brasstown Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Hiwassee River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Brasstown Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Georgia
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Clay (NC)
Union (GA)
Towns (GA)
Length:21.41miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Hiwassee River
Discharge1 Avg:189.43cuft/s at mouth with Hiwassee River[2]
Source1:divide between Brasstown Creek and Nottely River
Source1 Location:about 2 miles north of Brasstown Bald
Source1 Coordinates:34.8764°N -83.8139°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:3780feet[4]
Mouth:Hiwassee River
Mouth Location:Brasstown, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:35.0481°N -83.9644°W
Mouth Elevation:1600feet
Progression:Hiawassee RiverTennessee RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Hiwassee River
Tributaries Left:Bitter Creek
Byers Creek
Crane Creek
Winchester Creek
Gumlog Creek
Pinelog Creek
Payne Branch
Will Mason Branch
Little Brasstown Creek
Donaldson Branch
Tributaries Right:Left Prong
Yewell Branch
Corn Creek
Keys Branch
Emerson Branch
Crooked Creek
Crawford Creek
Beach Creek
Trout Cove Branch
Greasy Creek
Buchanan Branch
Jenkins Branch

Brasstown Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Georgia and North Carolina. The 8.5miles long stream is a tributary to the Hiwassee River.[5]

Brasstown Creek took its name from the now-extinct Indian village of Brasstown.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 26 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Brasstown Creek Watershed Report . Water Geoviewer . US EPA . 26 July 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Brasstown Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 26 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Brasstown Creek Topo Map, Clay County NC (Peachtree Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 31 July 2019 . en.
  5. https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-11/documents/nc_brass.pdf United States Environmental Protection Agency-Watershed Protection Partnership Pays Off for Brasstown Creek
  6. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 24 . 0-915430-00-2.