Hurricane Creek (Brown Creek tributary) explained

Hurricane Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Brown Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Hurricane Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Anson
Length:3.74miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Brown Creek
Discharge1 Avg:3.93cuft/s at mouth with Brown Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Hurricane Creek and Grindstone Branch of Goulds Fork
Source1 Location:about 0.5 miles north of Pinkston, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:35.0269°N -80.0811°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:275feet[4]
Mouth:Brown Creek
Mouth Location:about 3.5 miles southeast of Ansonville, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:35.0636°N -80.0536°W
Mouth Elevation:197feet
Progression:northeast
River System:Pee Dee River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Dennis Road

Hurricane Creek is a 3.74miles long 1st order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina.

Course

Hurricane Creek rises about 0.5 miles north of Pinkston, North Carolina near the Wadesboro airport. Hurricane Creek then flows northeast to meet Brown Creek about 3.5 miles southeast of Ansonville, North Carolina.[4]

Watershed

Hurricane Creek drains of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 500.57 and is about 53% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Water Quality Ratings . www.nconemap.gov . State of North Carolina . 21 October 2019 . en-us.
  2. Web site: Hurricane Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 21 October 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Hurricane Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 21 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Brown Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Ansonville Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 21 October 2019 . en.