Loves Creek (Rocky River tributary)
Loves Creek is a 5.59 mi (9.00 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina.
| Loves Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Loves Creek mouth  Loves Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham |
| City | Siler City |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Brush Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 3 miles south-southwest of Siler City, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°40′34″N 079°29′26″W[1] |
| • elevation | 705 ft (215 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 1 mile east of Siler City, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°43′58″N 079°24′12″W[1] |
• elevation | 488 ft (149 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.59 mi (9.00 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 8.19 square miles (21.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 10.68 cu ft/s (0.302 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Siler City-Glendon Road, Pine Forest South Drive, US 421 (S Chatham Avenue), S 2nd Avenue, US 421, Progress Boulevard |
Course
Loves Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles south-southwest of Siler City, North Carolina in Chatham County. Loves Creek then flows northeast through Siler City to join the Rocky River about 1 mile east of Siler City.[2]
Watershed
Loves Creek drains 8.19 square miles (21.2 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 428.39 and is about 40% forested.[4]
References
- "GNIS Detail - Loves Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- "Loves Creek Topo Map in Chatham". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- "Loves Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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