Bearskin Creek (Richardson Creek tributary)

Bearskin Creek
Tributary to Richardson Creek
Map of Bearskin Creek mouth location
Map of Bearskin Creek mouth location
Location of Bearskin Creek mouth
Map of Bearskin Creek mouth location
Map of Bearskin Creek mouth location
Bearskin Creek (Richardson Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
CityMonroe
Physical characteristics
SourceTwelvemile Creek divide
 • locationsouthwest side of the Monroe Airport
 • coordinates35°00′09″N 080°37′43″W / 35.00250°N 80.62861°W / 35.00250; -80.62861[1]
 • elevation652 ft (199 m)[2]
MouthRichardson Creek
 • location
Monroe, North Carolina at Sutton Park
 • coordinates
34°59′25″N 080°30′35″W / 34.99028°N 80.50972°W / 34.99028; -80.50972[1]
 • elevation
457 ft (139 m)[2]
Length8.93 mi (14.37 km)[3]
Basin size15.22 square miles (39.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationRichardson Creek
 • average18.48 cu ft/s (0.523 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRichardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
 • leftDry Fork
 • rightCamp Branch
BridgesSanford Lane, Price Shortcut Road, N Rocky River Road, N Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Concord Avenue, Skyway Drive, Miller Street, Stafford Street, US 601, N Sutherland Avenue, Morgan Mill Road

Bearskin Creek is a 8.93 mi (14.37 km) long 3rd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Course

Bearskin Creek rises at the Monroe Airport and then flows east to join Richardson Creek in Monroe, North Carolina at Sutton Park.[2]

Watershed

Bearskin Creek drains 15.22 square miles (39.4 km2) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 457.88, and is about 28% forested.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bearskin Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Bearskin Creek Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Bearskin Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 October 2020.


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