Bearskin Creek (Richardson Creek tributary)

Bearskin Creek is a 8.93 mi (14.37 km) long 3rd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Bearskin Creek
Tributary to Richardson Creek
Location of Bearskin Creek mouth
Bearskin Creek (Richardson Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
CityMonroe
Physical characteristics
SourceTwelvemile Creek divide
  locationsouthwest side of the Monroe Airport
  coordinates35°00′09″N 080°37′43″W[1]
  elevation652 ft (199 m)[2]
MouthRichardson Creek
  location
Monroe, North Carolina at Sutton Park
  coordinates
34°59′25″N 080°30′35″W[1]
  elevation
457 ft (139 m)[2]
Length8.93 mi (14.37 km)[3]
Basin size15.22 square miles (39.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationRichardson Creek
  average18.48 cu ft/s (0.523 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally east
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
  leftDry Fork
  rightCamp Branch
BridgesSanford 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

Course

Bearskin Creek rises at the Monroe Airport and then flows east to join Richardson Creek in Monroe, North Carolina at Sutton Park.[2]

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.[4]

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Bearskin Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. "Bearskin Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. "Bearskin Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 October 2020.


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