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 River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf 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]