Flat Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Deep River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Flat Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Flat Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Randolph Chatham |
Length: | 9.07miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Deep River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 16.87cuft/s at mouth with Deep River[2] |
Source1: | Little Brush Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | Pond about 4 miles northwest of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.5469°N -79.5106°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 535feet[4] |
Mouth: | Deep River |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles southwest of Bennett, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.5469°N -79.5858°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 329feet |
Progression: | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Deep River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Bill Lambert Road, Bennett Flatwoods Road, Bennett-Siler City Road, NC 42, Pleasant Grove Church Road, Flat Creek Road |
Flat Creek is a 9.07miles long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph and Chatham Counties, North Carolina.
Flat Creek rises about 4 miles northwest of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows southwesterly into Randolph County to join the Deep River about 2 miles southwest of Bennett, North Carolina.[4]
Flat Creek drains of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 427.78 and is about 52% forested.[2]