Gulf Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Cape Fear River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Gulf Creek Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Gulf Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Chatham County |
Length: | 4.2miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Cape Fear River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 8.39cuft/s at mouth with Cape Fear River[2] |
Source1: | Buckhorn Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 2 miles north of Corinth, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.5986°N -78.9889°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 248feet[4] |
Mouth: | Cape Fear River |
Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles south of Brickhaven, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.5544°N -79.0286°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 151feet |
Progression: | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Cape Fear River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Corinth Road |
Gulf Creek is a 4.2miles long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Gulf Creek rises about 2 miles north of Corinth, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Cape Fear River about 0.5 miles south of Brickhaven, North Carolina.[4]
Gulf Creek drains of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 454.50 and is about 57% forested.[2]