Browns Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Browns Creek |
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Location of Browns Creek mouth
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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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
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| 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 stream in Bladen County, North Carolina. It is about 27.78 km (17.26 mi) long. This creek is a smaller stream that flows into a larger river, which is called a tributary. Browns Creek is a tributary of the Cape Fear River.
Where Browns Creek Flows
Browns Creek starts in a place called Sheriff White Pond. This pond is a type of natural lake known as a Carolina Bay. It is located about 1 mile southeast of Dublin, North Carolina.
From its start, Browns Creek flows first towards the southeast. Then, it turns and flows east. It passes through the southern part of Elizabethtown, North Carolina. Finally, Browns Creek joins the Cape Fear River about 1.5 miles east of Elizabethtown.
About the Browns Creek Area
The area that Browns Creek drains is called its watershed. A watershed is all the land where water flows into a particular river or stream. The Browns Creek watershed covers about 18.79 square miles (48.7 km2) of land.
Each year, this area gets about 49.2 inches of rain and other types of precipitation. About 21% of the land in the Browns Creek watershed is covered by forests.
