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Rough Butt Creek
Rough Butt Creek is located in North Carolina
Rough Butt Creek
Rough Butt Creek is located in the United States
Rough Butt Creek
Location of Rough Butt Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Caney Fork
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Jackson
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Rough Butt Creek and Wolf Creek
about 0.5 miles southwest of Rough Butt Bald
4,900 ft (1,500 m)
35°18′42″N 082°58′27″W / 35.31167°N 82.97417°W / 35.31167; -82.97417
River mouth Caney Fork
about 2 miles east-northeast of Rich Mountain, North Carolina
2,930 ft (890 m)
35°19′29″N 082°01′36″W / 35.32472°N 82.02667°W / 35.32472; -82.02667
Length 3.31 mi (5.33 km)
Basin features
Progression west-northwest
River system Tuckasegee
Basin size 3.51 square miles (9.1 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries

Rough Butt Creek is a stream in Jackson County, North Carolina, in the United States. It is located within the Nantahala National Forest.

A hiking trail along Rough Butt Creek leads to a 35-foot (11 m) waterfall.

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