Reed Creek (Deep River tributary)
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CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
SourceBrush Creek and Mt Pleasant Creek divides
| Reed Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Reed Creek mouth  Reed Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Brush Creek and Mt Pleasant Creek divides |
| • location | about 1.5 miles west of Staley, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°47′16″N 079°35′29″W / 35.78778°N 79.59139°W[1] |
| • elevation | 710 ft (220 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 1 mile south of Ramseur, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°42′28″N 079°38′45″W / 35.70778°N 79.64583°W[1] |
• elevation | 415 ft (126 m)[2] |
| Length | 8.63 mi (13.89 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 10.12 square miles (26.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 12.43 cu ft/s (0.352 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 | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Wright Country Road, US 64, Lee Layne Road, Reed Creek Road, Foushee Road, NC 22 |
Reed Creek is a 8.63 mi (13.89 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph County, North Carolina.
Reed Creek rises about 1.5 miles west of Staley, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina and then flows southwesterly to join the Deep River about 1 mile south of Ramseur, North Carolina.[2]