Bush Creek (New Hope River tributary)

Bush Creek is a 5.76 mi (9.27 km) long 3rd order tributary to the New Hope River in North Carolina. Bush Creek joins the New Hope River within the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir.

Bush Creek
Tributary to New Hope River
Location of Bush Creek mouth
Bush Creek (New Hope River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
Physical characteristics
SourcePokeberry Creek divide
  locationFarrington Village, North Carolina
  coordinates35°47′48″N 079°05′21″W[1]
  elevation430 ft (130 m)[2]
MouthNew Hope River
  location
B. Everett Jordan Lake
  coordinates
35°47′33″N 079°00′53″W[1]
  elevation
216 ft (66 m)[2]
Length5.76 mi (9.27 km)[3]
Basin size12.09 square miles (31.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationNew Hope River (B. Everett Jordan Lake)
  average14.56 cu ft/s (0.412 m3/s) at mouth with New Hope River[4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast then southeast
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
  leftHerndon Creek
Overcup Creek
WaterbodiesB. Everett Jordan Lake
BridgesMillcroft Road, Langdon Court, Big Woods Road

Course

Bush Creek rises on the Pokeberry Creek divide in Farrington Village, North Carolina. Bush Creek then flows northeast and then turns southeast to meet New Hope River in the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir in Chatham County.[2]

Course of Bush Creek (New Hope River tributary)

Watershed

Bush Creek drains 12.09 square miles (31.3 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 405.13, and has an average water temperature of 15.07 °C.[4] The watershed is 52% forested.[4]

Watershed of Bush Creek (New Hope River tributary)

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Bush Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. "New Hope Creek Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Green Level Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  4. "Bush Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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