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Brush Creek (Reedy Fork tributary)

Coordinates: 36°10′18″N 079°52′38″W / 36.17167°N 79.87722°W / 36.17167; -79.87722
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Brush Creek
Tributary to Reedy Fork
Map of Brush Creek mouth location
Map of Brush Creek mouth location
Location of Brush Creek mouth
Map of Brush Creek mouth location
Map of Brush Creek mouth location
Brush Creek (Reedy Fork tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyGuilford
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Brush Creek and Deep River
 • locationabout 0.5 miles northwest of Piedmont Triad International Airport
 • coordinates36°07′17″N 079°57′46″W / 36.12139°N 79.96278°W / 36.12139; -79.96278[1]
 • elevation910 ft (280 m)[2]
MouthReedy Fork
 • location
Lake Brandt
 • coordinates
36°10′18″N 079°52′38″W / 36.17167°N 79.87722°W / 36.17167; -79.87722[1]
 • elevation
741 ft (226 m)[2]
Length8.15 mi (13.12 km)[3]
Basin size11.74 square miles (30.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationReedy Fork
 • average12.82 cu ft/s (0.363 m3/s) at mouth with Reedy Fork[4]
Basin features
ProgressionReedy ForkHaw RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesLake Higgins
Lake Brandt
BridgesNC 68, Cornerstone Drive, Ted Johnson Parkway, I-73, Muirfield Drive, Fleming Road, Brass Eagle Loop, Lewiston Road, Carlson Dairy Road, US 220

Brush Creek is a 8.15 mi (13.12 km) long 2nd order tributary to Reedy Fork in Guilford County, North Carolina.

Course

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Brush Creek rises on the Deep River divide about 0.5 miles northwest of Piedmont Triad International Airport in Guilford County, North Carolina. Brush Creek then flows northeast to meet Reedy Fork in Lake Brandt.[2]

Watershed

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Brush Creek drains 11.74 square miles (30.4 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 419.83 and is about 26% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Brush Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Brush Creek Topo Map, Guilford County NC (Summerfield Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Brush Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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