Brush Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Reedy Fork |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Brush Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Brush Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Guilford |
Length: | 8.15miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Reedy Fork |
Discharge1 Avg: | 12.82cuft/s at mouth with Reedy Fork[2] |
Source1: | divide between Brush Creek and Deep River |
Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles northwest of Piedmont Triad International Airport |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.1214°N -79.9628°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 910feet[4] |
Mouth: | Reedy Fork |
Mouth Location: | Lake Brandt |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.1717°N -79.8772°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 741feet |
Progression: | Reedy Fork → Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Haw River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Waterbodies: | Lake Higgins Lake Brandt |
Bridges: | NC 68, Cornerstone Drive, Ted Johnson Parkway, I-73, Muirfield Drive, Fleming Road, Brass Eagle Loop, Lewiston Road, Carlson Dairy Road, US 220 |
Brush Creek is a 8.15miles long 2nd order tributary to Reedy Fork in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Brush Creek rises on the Deep River divide about 0.5 miles northwest of Piedmont Triad International Airport in Guilford County, North Carolina. Brush Creek then flows northeast to meet Reedy Fork in Lake Brandt.[4]
Brush Creek drains of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 419.83 and is about 26% forested.[2]