Gabriels Creek facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Gabriels Creek |
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Location of Gabriels Creek mouth
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Deep River |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Squirrel Creek divide Pond about 0.5 miles east of Asheboro, North Carolina 805 ft (245 m) 35°42′40″N 079°45′10″W / 35.71111°N 79.75278°W |
| River mouth | Deep River about 0.5 miles west of Cedar Falls, North Carolina 535 ft (163 m) 35°45′04″N 079°44′40″W / 35.75111°N 79.74444°W |
| Length | 4.62 mi (7.44 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northeast |
| River system | Deep River |
| Basin size | 6.89 square miles (17.8 km2) |
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| Bridges | Vista Parkway, Luck Road, Trogdon Hill Road, US 64-NC 49, Old Cedar Falls Road |
Gabriels Creek is a 4.62 mi (7.44 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph County, North Carolina. Gabriels Creek is the only stream in the United States by this name in the plural. There are two other streams by the name of Gabriel Creek (no s).
Course
Gabriels Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles east of Asheboro in Randolph County, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join the Deep River about 0.5 miles west of Cedar Falls, North Carolina.
Watershed
Gabriels Creek drains 6.89 square miles (17.8 km2) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 374.54 and is about 60% forested.
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