Pocket Creek (Deep River tributary)

Pocket Creek is a 16.44 mi (26.46 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Lee County, North Carolina. The longest covered bridge (Gilliam Park Covered Bridge) in North Carolina crosses this creek.[5]

Pocket Creek
Tributary to Deep River
GILLIAM PARK COVERED BRIDGE, LEE COUNTY, NC
Location of Pocket Creek mouth
Pocket Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyLee
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Pocket Creek, Herds Creek, and Little Crane Creek
  locationWhite Hill, North Carolina
  coordinates35°23′11″N 079°16′46″W[1]
  elevation475 ft (145 m)[2]
MouthDeep River
  location
about 1.5 miles south of Gulf, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°32′03″N 079°16′49″W[1]
  elevation
208 ft (63 m)[2]
Length16.44 mi (26.46 km)[3]
Basin size37.65 square miles (97.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationDeep River
  average42.61 cu ft/s (1.207 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
Progressionnorth
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
  leftDry Fork
Little Pocket Creek
  rightRaccoon Creek
BridgesVillanow Drive, Chris Cole Road, Center Church Road, Covered Bridge Lane, Henley Road, Steel Bridge Road, Carbonton Road (NC 42)

Course

Pocket Creek rises in a pond in White Hill, North Carolina and then flows north to join the Deep River about 1.5 miles south of Gulf, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Pocket Creek drains 37.65 square miles (97.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 390.19 and is about 63% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Pocket Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. "Pocket Creek Topo Map in Lee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. "Pocket Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. Jarvis, Robin (17 October 2019). "The Longest Covered Bridge In North Carolina, At Ole Gilliam Mill Park, Is 140 Feet Long". OnlyInYourState. Onlyinyourstate. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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