Brice Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Trent River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Brice Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Brice Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Craven |
Length: | 12.27miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Trent River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 97.17cuft/s at mouth with Trent River[2] |
Source1: | confluence of West Prong and East Prong Brice Creek |
Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles southwest of James City, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 34.9825°N -77.0003°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 35feet[4] |
Mouth: | Trent River |
Mouth Location: | about 6 miles northwest of Havelock, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.0761°N -77.0586°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet[5] |
Progression: | Trent River → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Neuse River |
Tributaries Left: | West Prong Brice Creek Black Branch Georges Branch |
Tributaries Right: | East Prong Brice Creek Great Branch Lees Branch |
Bridges: | Old Airport Road, Brices Creek Road |
Brice Creek is a 12.23miles long 3rd order tributary to the Trent River in Craven County, North Carolina.
Brice Creek is formed at the confluence of East Prong and West Prong Brice Creek about 6 miles northwest of Havelock, North Carolina and then flows north-northwest to join the Trent River about 0.5 miles southwest of James City.[5]
Brice Creek drains of area, receives about 55.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 631.01, and is about 23% forested.[2]