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Polecat Creek (Deep River tributary)

Polecat Creek is an 18.91 mi (30.43 km) long 4th order tributary to the Deep River in Guilford and Randolph Counties, North Carolina.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Polecat River

Course

Polecat Creek rises on the south side of Greensboro, North Carolina in Guilford County and then flows south into Randolph County to join the Deep River in Worthville, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Polecat Creek drains 56.27 square miles (145.7 km2) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 414.85 and is about 46% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Polecat Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Polecat Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Polecat Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2020.