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.
| Harlands Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Harlands Creek mouth  Harlands Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Dry Creek divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles west of Gum Springs, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°45′55″N 079°16′33″W / 35.76528°N 79.27583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 540 ft (160 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 5 miles southwest of Pittsboro, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°39′35″N 079°15′15″W / 35.65972°N 79.25417°W[1] |
• elevation | 318 ft (97 m)[2] |
| Length | 10.34 mi (16.64 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 15.76 square miles (40.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 18.88 cu ft/s (0.535 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 | Carroll Farm Road, Buckner Creek Road, E Alston Road, Renaissance Drive, Harlands Creek Drive, US 64, Alston Chapel Road, NC 902 |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Hollands Creek
Course
editHarlands 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.[2]
Watershed
editHarlands 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.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Harlands Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Rocky River Topo Map in Chatham". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Harlands Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 September 2020.