Bearskin Creek (Richardson Creek tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bearskin Creek |
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Location of Bearskin Creek mouth
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Richardson Creek |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| City | Monroe |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Twelvemile Creek divide southwest side of the Monroe Airport 652 ft (199 m) 35°00′09″N 080°37′43″W / 35.00250°N 80.62861°W |
| River mouth | Richardson Creek Monroe, North Carolina at Sutton Park 457 ft (139 m) 34°59′25″N 080°30′35″W / 34.99028°N 80.50972°W |
| Length | 8.93 mi (14.37 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally east |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Basin size | 15.22 square miles (39.4 km2) |
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| 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 |
Bearskin Creek is a 8.93 mi (14.37 km) long 3rd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.
Course
Bearskin Creek rises at the Monroe Airport and then flows east to join Richardson Creek in Monroe, North Carolina at Sutton Park.
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.
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