Scotchman 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 Scotchman Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Scotchman Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Moore |
Length: | 3.1miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Deep River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 6.56cuft/s at mouth with Deep River[2] |
Source1: | Buffalo Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile northwest of Parkland, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.4397°N -79.5119°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 420feet[4] |
Mouth: | Deep River |
Mouth Location: | about 2.5 miles southeast of High Falls, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.4669°N -79.4867°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 260feet |
Progression: | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Deep River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | Lick Creek |
Bridges: | Spence Road, NC 22 |
Scotchman Creek is a 3.1miles long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Moore County, North Carolina.
Scotchman Creek rises about 1 mile northwest of Parkland, North Carolina in Moore County and then flows northeast to join the Deep River about 2.5 miles northwest of High Falls, North Carolina.[4]
Scotchman Creek drains of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 396.73 and is about 73% forested.[2]