Gabriels Creek

Gabriels Creek is a 4.62 mi (7.44 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph County, North Carolina. Gabriels Creek is the only stream in the United States by this name in the plural. There are two other streams by the name of Gabriel Creek (no s).

Gabriels Creek
Tributary to Deep River
Location of Gabriels Creek mouth
Gabriels Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
SourceSquirrel Creek divide
  locationPond about 0.5 miles east of Asheboro, North Carolina
  coordinates35°42′40″N 079°45′10″W
  elevation805 ft (245 m)
MouthDeep River
  location
about 0.5 miles west of Cedar Falls, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°45′04″N 079°44′40″W
  elevation
535 ft (163 m)
Length4.62 mi (7.44 km)
Basin size6.89 square miles (17.8 km2)
Discharge 
  locationDeep River
  average8.26 cu ft/s (0.234 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River
Basin features
ProgressionDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesVista Parkway, Luck Road, Trogdon Hill Road, US 64-NC 49, Old Cedar Falls Road
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