Grassy Creek (Rocky River tributary)
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| Grassy Creek Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Grassy Creek mouth  Grassy Creek (Rocky River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Grassy Branch divide |
| • location | pond about 1 mil northeast of Unionville, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°05′53″N 80°29′12″W / 35.09806°N 80.48667°W[1] |
| • elevation | 612 ft (187 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 3 miles northwest of New Salem, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°09′50″N 80°24′47″W / 35.16389°N 80.41306°W[1] |
• elevation | 358 ft (109 m)[2] |
| Length | 7.00 mi (11.27 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 8.33 square miles (21.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 9.98 cu ft/s (0.283 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Haigler Baucom Road, Braswell Rushing Road, Love Mill Road, Zebulon Williams Road, Haigler Road, NC 218 |
Grassy Creek is a 7.00 mi (11.27 km) long 1st order tributary to the Rocky River in Union County, North Carolina.