Dry 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 Dry Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of the location of Dry Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Chatham |
Length: | 12.89miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Haw River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 24.47cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2] |
Source1: | divide between Harlands Creek and Landrum Creek (Rocky River) |
Source1 Location: | about 4 miles south-southeast of Silk Hope, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.7442°N -79.3528°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 630feet[4] |
Mouth: | Haw River |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles northwest of Bynum, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.7956°N -79.1817°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 338feet |
Progression: | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Haw River |
Tributaries Left: | Long Branch |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Harold Hackney Road, Bowers Store Road, Silk Hope Gum Springs Road, Graham Road (NC 87), Old Graham Road |
Dry Creek is a 12.89miles long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Dry Creek rises about 4 miles south-southeast of Silk Hope, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows northeast to the Haw River upstream of Bynum.[4]
Dry Creek drains of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 430.05 and is about 60% forested.[2]