Grassy Creek (Deep River tributary)
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| Grassy Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Grassy Creek mouth  Grassy Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Moore |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Reedy Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles northeast of Westmoore School |
| • coordinates | 35°29′26″N 079°40′22″W / 35.49056°N 79.67278°W[1] |
| • elevation | 542 ft (165 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 3 miles west of High Falls, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°29′22″N 079°34′46″W / 35.48944°N 79.57944°W[1] |
• elevation | 312 ft (95 m)[2] |
| Length | 7.56 mi (12.17 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 12.57 square miles (32.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 14.73 cu ft/s (0.417 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Needham Grove Road, Smyrna Church Road, N Howard Mill Road, Reynolds Mill Road |
Grassy Creek is a 7.56 mi (12.17 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Moore County, North Carolina.
Grassy Creek rises about 0.25 miles northeast of Westmoore School in Moore County and then flows east to join the Deep River about 3 miles west of High Falls, North Carolina.[2]