Brooks Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Haw River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Brooks Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Brooks Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Chatham |
Length: | 6.79miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Haw River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 12.09cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2] |
Source1: | divide between Brooks Creek and Dry Creek |
Source1 Location: | pond about 1.5 miles north of Gum Springs, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.7747°N -79.15°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 505feet[4] |
Mouth: | Haw River |
Mouth Location: | Bynum, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.7769°N -79.2422°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 305feet |
Progression: | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Haw River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | NC 87, Old Graham Road, Bent Tree, Eddie Perry Road |
Brooks Creek is a 6.79miles long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Brooks Creek rises about 1.5 miles north of Gum Springs, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows east to the Haw River across from Bynum.[4]
Brooks Creek drains of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 424.50 and is about 74% forested.[2]