North Rocky River Prong
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| North Rocky River Prong Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of North Rocky River Prong mouth  North Rocky River Prong (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham Alamance Randolph |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sandy Creek divide |
| • location | Liberty, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°51′23″N 079°34′17″W / 35.85639°N 79.57139°W[1] |
| • elevation | 750 ft (230 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 3 miles east of Staley, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°48′11″N 079°29′06″W / 35.80306°N 79.48500°W[1] |
• elevation | 574 ft (175 m)[2] |
| Length | 8.61 mi (13.86 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 12.86 square miles (33.3 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 16.10 cu ft/s (0.456 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | S Cook Street, E Raleigh Avenue, S Valley Street, E Graham Avenue, W Holt Street, Virginia Trail, Silk Hope-Liberty Road, Ben Smith Road, Staley-Snow Camp Road, Clyde Clark Road |
North Rocky River Prong is a 8.61 mi (13.86 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River that begins in Liberty, North Carolina in Randolph County and flows to Chatham County.