Cribs Creek facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cribs Creek
Show map of North Carolina Show map of the United States Location of Cribs Creek mouth
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 / 35.05917; -80.29222
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 / 35.15583; -80.20694
Length	4.72 mi (7.60 km)
Basin features
Progression	northwest
River system	Pee Dee
Basin size	19.49 square miles (50.5 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Lockhart Branch Big Branch Right: Little Cribs Creek
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.