Cribs Creek facts for kids
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Location of Cribs Creek mouth
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Rocky River |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Anson |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Water Branch divide pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Fountain Hill, North Carolina 522 ft (159 m) 35°03′33″N 80°17′32″W / 35.05917°N 80.29222°W |
| River mouth | Rocky River about 5 northeast of Burnsville (Anson County), North Carolina 228 ft (69 m) 35°09′21″N 80°12′25″W / 35.15583°N 80.20694°W |
| Length | 4.72 mi (7.60 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northwest |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Basin size | 19.49 square miles (50.5 km2) |
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| Bridges | Thanny Helms Road, NC 218, New Home Church Road, Cappadocia Church Road, Pork Road, Sub Station Road, NC 742, Race Track Road, Line Road, Cribs Creek Road, Rocky River Church Road, Wightman Church Road |
Cribs Creek is a 4.72 mi (7.60 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Anson County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Cribbs Creek
Course
Cribs Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Fountain Hill, North Carolina and then flows northwest to join the Rocky River about 5 miles northeast of Burnsville.
Watershed
Cribs Creek drains 19.49 square miles (50.5 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 400.15, and is about 55% forested.
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