Goose Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Rocky River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Goose Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Goose Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Union Mecklenburg |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Mint Hill |
Length: | 15.41miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Rocky River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 47.18cuft/s at mouth with Rocky River[2] |
Source1: | Clear Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | Mint Hill, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.1781°N -80.6322°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 735feet[4] |
Mouth: | Rocky River |
Mouth Location: | about 4 miles northeast of Fairview, North Carolina (Union County) |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.1817°N -80.5039°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 441feet |
Progression: | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Pee Dee |
Tributaries Left: | Paddle Branch Duck Creek |
Tributaries Right: | Stevens Creek |
Bridges: | Quail Park Drive, Lawyers Road, Mill Grove Road, W Lawyers Road, Howey Bottoms Road, NC 218, US 601, E Brief Road |
Goose Creek is a 15.41miles long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Union County, North Carolina.
Goose Creek rises in Mint Hill, North Carolina in Mecklenburg County. Goose Creek then flows south into Union County and turns northeast to join the Rocky River about 4 miles northeast of Fairview.[4]
Goose Creek drains of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 441.26, and is about 46% forested.[2]