Bush Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Cape Fear River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bush Creek Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Bush Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Lee |
Length: | 4miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Cape Fear River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 7.54cuft/s at mouth with Cape Fear River[2] |
Source1: | Fall Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 4 miles northeast of Sanford, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.5003°N -79.0411°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 298feet[4] |
Mouth: | Cape Fear River |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile southeast of Brickhaven, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.5422°N -79.01°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 151feet |
Progression: | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Cape Fear River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | none |
Bush Creek is a 4miles long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Lee County, North Carolina.
Bush Creek rises about 4 miles northeast of Sanford, North Carolina and then flows northeasterly to join the Cape Fear River about 1 mile southeast of Brickhaven, North Carolina.[4]
Bush Creek drains of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 407.09 and is about 60% forested.[2]