Grassy 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 Grassy Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Grassy Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Moore |
Length: | 7.56miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Deep River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 14.73cuft/s at mouth with Deep River[2] |
Source1: | Reedy Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.25 miles northeast of Westmoore School |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.4906°N -79.6728°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 542feet[4] |
Mouth: | Deep River |
Mouth Location: | about 3 miles west of High Falls, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.4894°N -79.5794°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 312feet |
Progression: | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Deep River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Needham Grove Road, Smyrna Church Road, N Howard Mill Road, Reynolds Mill Road |
Grassy Creek is a 7.56miles long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Moore County, North Carolina.
Grassy Creek rises about 0.25 miles northeast of Westmoore School in Moore County and then flows east to join the Deep River about 3 miles west of High Falls, North Carolina.[4]
Grassy Creek drains of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 423.32 and is about 54% forested.[2]