Grays 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 Grays Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Grays Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Cumberland |
Length: | 9miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Cape Fear River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 39.75cuft/s at mouth with Cape Fear River[2] |
Source1: | Rockfish Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | Roslin, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 34.9314°N -78.9364°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 170feet[4] |
Mouth: | Cape Fear River |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile southwest of Lena, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 34.8928°N -78.8169°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 41feet |
Progression: | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Cape Fear River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Waterbodies: | Rainey Pond |
Bridges: | Cypress Lakes Road, NC 87, Blossum Road |
Grays Creek is a 9miles long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
Grays Creek rises in Roslin, North Carolina and then flows in a southeasterly direction to join the Cape Fear River about 1 mile southwest of Lena, North Carolina.[4]
Grays Creek drains of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 559.06 and is about 15% forested.[2]