Brush Creek (Reedy Fork tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Brush Creek |
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Location of Brush Creek mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to Reedy Fork |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Guilford |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | divide between Brush Creek and Deep River about 0.5 miles northwest of Piedmont Triad International Airport 910 ft (280 m) 36°07′17″N 079°57′46″W / 36.12139°N 79.96278°W |
River mouth | Reedy Fork Lake Brandt 741 ft (226 m) 36°10′18″N 079°52′38″W / 36.17167°N 79.87722°W |
Length | 8.15 mi (13.12 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | northeast |
River system | Haw River |
Basin size | 11.74 square miles (30.4 km2) |
Tributaries |
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Waterbodies | Lake Higgins Lake Brandt |
Bridges | NC 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
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.
Watershed
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.
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