Bearskin Creek (Richardson Creek tributary)
Bearskin Creek is a 8.93 mi (14.37 km) long 3rd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.
| Bearskin Creek Tributary to Richardson Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Bearskin Creek mouth  Bearskin Creek (Richardson Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| City | Monroe |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Twelvemile Creek divide |
| • location | southwest side of the Monroe Airport |
| • coordinates | 35°00′09″N 080°37′43″W[1] |
| • elevation | 652 ft (199 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Richardson Creek |
• location | Monroe, North Carolina at Sutton Park |
• coordinates | 34°59′25″N 080°30′35″W[1] |
• elevation | 457 ft (139 m)[2] |
| Length | 8.93 mi (14.37 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 15.22 square miles (39.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Richardson Creek |
| • average | 18.48 cu ft/s (0.523 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Dry Fork |
| • right | Camp Branch |
| Bridges | Sanford Lane, Price Shortcut Road, N Rocky River Road, N Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Concord Avenue, Skyway Drive, Miller Street, Stafford Street, US 601, N Sutherland Avenue, Morgan Mill Road |
Course
Bearskin Creek rises at the Monroe Airport and then flows east to join Richardson Creek in Monroe, North Carolina at Sutton Park.[2]
Watershed
Bearskin Creek drains 15.22 square miles (39.4 km2) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 457.88, and is about 28% forested.[4]
References
- "GNIS Detail - Bearskin Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Bearskin Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Bearskin Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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