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Horsepen Creek (Reedy Fork tributary)

Coordinates: 36°10′13″N 079°50′24″W / 36.17028°N 79.84000°W / 36.17028; -79.84000
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Horsepen Creek
Tributary to Reedy Fork
Map of Horsepen Creek mouth location
Map of Horsepen Creek mouth location
Location of Horsepen Creek mouth
Map of Horsepen Creek mouth location
Map of Horsepen Creek mouth location
Horsepen Creek (Reedy Fork tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyGuilford
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Horsepen Creek and East Fork Deep River
 • locationPiedmont Triad International Airport
 • coordinates36°04′53″N 079°55′44″W / 36.08139°N 79.92889°W / 36.08139; -79.92889[1]
 • elevation865 ft (264 m)[2]
MouthReedy Fork
 • location
Lake Brandt
 • coordinates
36°10′13″N 079°50′24″W / 36.17028°N 79.84000°W / 36.17028; -79.84000[1]
 • elevation
743 ft (226 m)[2]
Length8.87 mi (14.27 km)[3]
Basin size20.13 square miles (52.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationReedy Fork
 • average21.67 cu ft/s (0.614 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 Brandt
BridgesDistribution Drive, I-73, Joseph M Bryan Blvd., Horse Pen Creek Road, US 220, I-840, Old Battleground Road, Quaker Landing Road

Horsepen Creek is a 8.87 mi (14.27 km) long 3rd order tributary to Reedy Fork in Guilford County, North Carolina.

History

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The Battlefield of Guilford Courthouse was fought in part on the eastern edge of the Horsepen Creek watershed.[5]

Course

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Horsepen Creek rises on the East Fork Deep River divide at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Guilford County, North Carolina. Horsepen Creek then flows northeast to meet Reedy Fork in Lake Brandt.[2]

Watershed

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Horsepen Creek drains 20.13 square miles (52.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 444.82 and is about 18% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Horsepen Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Horsepen Creek Topo Map, Guilford County NC (Lake Brandt 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.
  5. ^ "Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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