Broad Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Bogue Sound |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Broad Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Carteret |
Length: | 0.76miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Bogue Sound |
Discharge1 Avg: | 10.77cuft/s at mouth with Bogue Sound[2] |
Source1: | confluence of East and West Prongs of Broad Creek |
Source1 Location: | Broad Creek, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 34.8017°N -76.49°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 0feet |
Mouth: | Bogue Sound |
Mouth Location: | Broad Creek, North Carolina[4] |
Mouth Coordinates: | 34.7992°N -76.4867°W[5] |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | Broad → Bogue → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | White Oak River |
Tributaries Left: | East Prong of Broad Creek |
Tributaries Right: | West Prong of Broad Creek |
Broad Creek is a water body bordering the community of Broad Creek, North Carolina. The creek empties into Bogue Sound, which is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by Bogue Banks, part of North Carolina's barrier islands known as the Southern Outer Banks. The creek also runs through the Croatan National Forest.