Falls Creek (Deep River tributary)
Falls Creek is a 10.80 mi (17.38 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Moore and Chatham Counties, North Carolina.
| Falls Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
Location of Falls Creek mouth Falls Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Moore Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bear Creek divide |
| • location | Pond about 1 mile northwest of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°34′49″N 079°28′46″W |
| • elevation | 505 ft (154 m) |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 0.25 miles southeast of High Falls, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°28′51″N 079°30′40″W |
• elevation | 275 ft (84 m) |
| Length | 10.80 mi (17.38 km) |
| Basin size | 14.34 square miles (37.1 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 18.31 cu ft/s (0.518 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Twelve Oaks Lane, NC 902, NC 42, Falls Creek Church Road, Wilson Road, River Road |
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