Brush Creek (Deep River tributary)
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| Brush Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Brush Creek mouth  Brush Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mt Pleasant Creek divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles west of Staley, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°47′30″N 079°35′12″W / 35.79167°N 79.58667°W[1] |
| • elevation | 685 ft (209 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 1 mile west of Cheeks, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°35′32″N 079°36′23″W / 35.59222°N 79.60639°W[1] |
• elevation | 347 ft (106 m)[2] |
| Length | 23.09 mi (37.16 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 69.05 square miles (178.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 80.67 cu ft/s (2.284 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Reedy Fork Blood Run Little Brush Creek |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Old Staley Road, Langley Road, Browns Crossroads Road, Hicks Farm Road, US 64, Morris Chapel Road, Coleridge Road, Manor Rock Road, Lanes Mill Road, Lambeth Mill Road, NC 42 |
Brush Creek is a 23.09 mi (37.16 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph and Chatham Counties, North Carolina.
Brush Creek rises about 1.5 miles west of Staley, North Carolina in Randolph County and then flows southerly briefly flowing into Chatham County before re-entering Randolph County and joining the Deep River about 1 mile west of Cheeks, North Carolina.[2]