Brown Creek (Pee Dee River tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Brown Creek |
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Location of Brown Creek mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to Pee Dee River |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina South Carolina |
Counties | Anson (NC) Union (NC) Chesterfield (SC) |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | divide between Lynches River (Hills Creek) and Brown Creek about 1 mile north of Pageland, South Carolina 540 ft (160 m) 34°47′51″N 080°23′50″W / 34.79750°N 80.39722°W |
River mouth | Pee Dee River about 2 miles southeast of Ansonville, North Carolina 180 ft (55 m) 35°05′22″N 080°00′56″W / 35.08944°N 80.01556°W |
Length | 46.47 mi (74.79 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | northeast |
River system | Pee Dee River |
Basin size | 180.95 square miles (468.7 km2) |
Tributaries | |
Bridges | Brock Road, Outen Road, Canal Road, Smith Town Road, Okey High Road, Meltonville Church Road, Lower White Store Road, Mineral Springs Church Road, Poplar Hill Church Road, US 74, Cameron Road, NC 742, US 52, Pinkston River Road, Grassy Island Road |
Brown Creek is a tributary of the Pee Dee River in south-central North Carolina and north-central South Carolina that drains Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Union County, North Carolina, and Anson County, North Carolina.
Brown Creek rises near the town of the Pageland, South Carolina and flows northeast briefly into Union County and then through Anson County. The creek drains a large portion of the Wadesboro Triassic Basin.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Big Brown Creek
- Browns Creek
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