Bear Creek (Rocky River tributary)
Bear Creek is a 24.49 mi (39.41 km) long 4th order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina.
| Bear Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
Location of Bear Creek mouth Bear Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Brush Creek divide |
| • location | about 4 miles west-southwest of Bonlee, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°38′14″N 079°29′03″W |
| • elevation | 565 ft (172 m) |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 6 miles south of Pittsboro, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°37′52″N 079°12′26″W |
• elevation | 275 ft (84 m) |
| Length | 24.49 mi (39.41 km) |
| Basin size | 51.71 square miles (133.9 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 59.07 cu ft/s (1.673 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Little Bear Creek Harts Creek |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Bonlee-Bennett Road, Siler City-Glendon Road, Edwards Hill Church Road, NC 902, Bonlee-Carbonton Road, Old US 421, US 421, Vernie Phillips Road, Meronies Church Road, Pittsboro-Goldston Road, Marys Chapel Road, Woody Dam Road |
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