Brown Creek (Pee Dee River tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Brown Creek
Location of Brown Creek mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Pee Dee River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina South Carolina
Counties	Anson (NC) Union (NC) Chesterfield (SC)
Physical characteristics
Main source	divide between Lynches River (Hills Creek) and Brown Creek about 1 mile north of Pageland, South Carolina 540 ft (160 m) 34°47′51″N 080°23′50″W / 34.79750°N 80.39722°W / 34.79750; -80.39722
River mouth	Pee Dee River about 2 miles southeast of Ansonville, North Carolina 180 ft (55 m) 35°05′22″N 080°00′56″W / 35.08944°N 80.01556°W / 35.08944; -80.01556
Length	46.47 mi (74.79 km)
Basin features
Progression	northeast
River system	Pee Dee River
Basin size	180.95 square miles (468.7 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Little Brown Creek Black Jack Creek Kelly Branch Swans Branch Ledbettter Branch Haileys Branch Cranes Branch Cabin Branch Jacks Branch Cabbage Branch Permetter Branch Right: Rushing Branch Lick Creek Little Brown Creek Pinch Gut Creek Goulds Fork Hurricane Creek Flat Fork
Bridges	Brock Road, Outen Road, Canal Road, Smith Town Road, Okey High Road, Meltonville Church Road, Lower White Store Road, Mineral Springs Church Road, Poplar Hill Church Road, US 74, Cameron Road, NC 742, US 52, Pinkston River Road, Grassy Island Road

Brown Creek is a tributary of the Pee Dee River in south-central North Carolina and north-central South Carolina that drains Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Union County, North Carolina, and Anson County, North Carolina.

Brown Creek rises near the town of the Pageland, South Carolina and flows northeast briefly into Union County and then through Anson County. The creek drains a large portion of the Wadesboro Triassic Basin.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

• Big Brown Creek
• Browns Creek