Landrum 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 Landrum Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Landrum Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Chatham |
Length: | 8.64miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Rocky River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 21.19cuft/s at mouth with Rocky River[2] |
Source1: | unnamed tributary to Rocky River and Dry Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | east side of Hickory Mountain |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.7175°N -79.3511°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 665feet[4] |
Mouth: | Rocky River |
Mouth Location: | about 5.5 miles southwest of Pittsboro, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.6694°N -79.2678°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 325feet |
Progression: | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Deep River |
Tributaries Left: | Long Branch |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Pleasant Hill Church Road, Landrum Hills Road, Jay Shambley Road, Hadley Mill Road, NC 902 |
Landrum Creek is a 8.64miles long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Landrum Creek rises on the east side of Hickory Mountain in Chatham County, North Carolina and then flows southeast to join the Rocky River about 5.5 miles southwest of Pittsboro.[4]
Landrum Creek drains of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 410.26 and is about 60% forested.[2]