Polecat Creek (Deep River tributary)
Stream in North Carolina, USA
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Polecat Creek is an 18.91 mi (30.43 km) long 4th order tributary to the Deep River in Guilford and Randolph Counties, North Carolina.
| Polecat Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Polecat Creek mouth  Polecat Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph Guilford |
| City | Greensboro Worthville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | South Buffalo Creek divide |
| • location | south side of Greensboro, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°59′46″N 079°48′28″W[1] |
| • elevation | 830 ft (250 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | Worthville, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°48′12″N 079°46′39″W[1] |
• elevation | 582 ft (177 m)[2] |
| Length | 18.91 mi (30.43 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 56.27 square miles (145.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 62.63 cu ft/s (1.773 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 | Little Polecat Creek |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Brushy Fork Drive, Sutton Road, Randleman Road, E Steeple Chase Road, Davis Mill Road, NC 62, Branson Mill Road, Providence Church Road, Fred Lineberry Road, New Salem Road, Naomi Road, Creekridge Country Road |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Polecat River
Course
Polecat Creek rises on the south side of Greensboro, North Carolina in Guilford County and then flows south into Randolph County to join the Deep River in Worthville, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Polecat Creek drains 56.27 square miles (145.7 km2) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 414.85 and is about 46% forested.[4]