Pocket Creek (Deep River tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pocket Creek
GILLIAM PARK COVERED BRIDGE, LEE COUNTY, NC
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Other name(s)	Tributary to Deep River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Lee
Physical characteristics
Main source	divide between Pocket Creek, Herds Creek, and Little Crane Creek White Hill, North Carolina 475 ft (145 m) 35°23′11″N 079°16′46″W / 35.38639°N 79.27944°W / 35.38639; -79.27944
River mouth	Deep River about 1.5 miles south of Gulf, North Carolina 208 ft (63 m) 35°32′03″N 079°16′49″W / 35.53417°N 79.28028°W / 35.53417; -79.28028
Length	16.44 mi (26.46 km)
Basin features
Progression	north
River system	Deep River
Basin size	37.65 square miles (97.5 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Dry Fork Little Pocket Creek Right: Raccoon Creek
Bridges	Villanow Drive, Chris Cole Road, Center Church Road, Covered Bridge Lane, Henley Road, Steel Bridge Road, Carbonton Road (NC 42)

Pocket Creek is a 16.44 mi (26.46 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Lee County, North Carolina. The longest covered bridge (Gilliam Park Covered Bridge) in North Carolina crosses this creek.

Course

Pocket Creek rises in a pond in White Hill, North Carolina and then flows north to join the Deep River about 1.5 miles south of Gulf, North Carolina.

Watershed

Pocket Creek drains 37.65 square miles (97.5 km²) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 390.19 and is about 63% forested.