Browns Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Browns Creek
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Other name(s)	Tributary to Cape Fear River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Bladen
City	Elizabethtown
Physical characteristics
Main source	Sheriff White Bay, a Carolina Bay about 1 mile southeast of Dublin, North Carolina 125 ft (38 m) 34°38′03″N 078°41′07″W / 34.63417°N 78.68528°W / 34.63417; -78.68528
River mouth	Cape Fear River about 1.5 miles east of Elizabethtown, North Carolina 23 ft (7.0 m) 34°37′33″N 078°33′36″W / 34.62583°N 78.56000°W / 34.62583; -78.56000
Length	18.79 mi (30.24 km)
Basin features
Progression	southeast and east
River system	Cape Fear River
Basin size	18.79 square miles (48.7 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies	Cross Pond
Bridges	Hugs Hog Farm Road, Browns Creek Church Road, Westwood Drive, unnamed road, Peanut Plant Road, NC 87, Martin Luther King Drive, US 701-NC 242, Mercer Mill Road, NC 87

Browns Creek is a 27.78 mi (44.71 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.

Course

Browns Creek rises in Sheriff White Pond, a Carolina Bay, about 1 mile southeast of Dublin, North Carolina. Browns Creek then flows southeast and east through the south side of Elizabethtown to join the Cape Fear River about 1.5 miles east of Elizabethtown, North Carolina.

Watershed

Browns Creek drains 18.79 square miles (48.7 km²) of area, receives about 49.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 561.30 and is about 21% forested.