Harlands Creek facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Harlands Creek |
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Location of Harlands Creek mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to Rocky River |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Chatham |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | Dry Creek divide about 1.5 miles west of Gum Springs, North Carolina 540 ft (160 m) 35°45′55″N 079°16′33″W / 35.76528°N 79.27583°W |
River mouth | Rocky River about 5 miles southwest of Pittsboro, North Carolina 318 ft (97 m) 35°39′35″N 079°15′15″W / 35.65972°N 79.25417°W |
Length | 10.34 mi (16.64 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally south |
River system | Deep River |
Basin size | 15.76 square miles (40.8 km2) |
Tributaries |
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Bridges | Carroll Farm Road, Buckner Creek Road, E Alston Road, Renaissance Drive, Harlands Creek Drive, US 64, Alston Chapel Road, NC 902 |
Harlands Creek is a 10.34 mi (16.64 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Hollands Creek
Course
Harlands Creek rises about 1.5 miles west of Gum Springs, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows south to join the Rocky River about 5 miles southwest of Pittsboro.
Watershed
Harlands Creek drains 15.76 square miles (40.8 km2) of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 431.04 and is about 77% forested.
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