Brasstown Creek
Brasstown Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Georgia and North Carolina. The 8.5-mile (13.7 km) long stream is a tributary to the Hiwassee River.
| Brasstown Creek Tributary to Hiwassee River | |
|---|---|
Brasstown Creek as it runs through Brasstown, N.C. in 2023 | |
Location of Brasstown Creek mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina Georgia |
| Counties | Clay (NC) Union (GA) Towns (GA) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Brasstown Creek and Nottely River |
| • location | about 2 miles north of Brasstown Bald |
| • coordinates | 34°52′35″N 083°48′50″W |
| • elevation | 3,780 ft (1,150 m) |
| Mouth | Hiwassee River |
• location | Brasstown, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°02′53″N 083°57′52″W |
• elevation | 1,600 ft (490 m) |
| Length | 21.41 mi (34.46 km) |
| Basin size | 83.66 square miles (216.7 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Hiwassee River |
| • average | 189.43 cu ft/s (5.364 m3/s) at mouth with Hiwassee River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Hiawassee River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Hiwassee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bitter Creek Byers Creek Crane Creek Winchester Creek Gumlog Creek Pinelog Creek Payne Branch Will Mason Branch Little Brasstown Creek Donaldson Branch |
| • right | Left Prong Yewell Branch Corn Creek Keys Branch Emerson Branch Crooked Creek Crawford Creek Beach Creek Trout Cove Branch Greasy Creek Buchanan Branch Jenkins Branch |
Brasstown Creek took its name from the now-extinct Indian village of Brasstown.
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