Big Governors Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the
Deep River in
Lee
Lee may refer to:
Name
Given name
* Lee (given name), a given name in English
Surname
* Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee:
** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname
** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese ...
and
Moore
Moore may refer to:
People
* Moore (surname)
** List of people with surname Moore
* Moore Crosthwaite (1907–1989), a British diplomat and ambassador
* Moore Disney (1765–1846), a senior officer in the British Army
* Moore Powell (died c. 1573 ...
Counties,
North Carolina
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. This creek forms the Lee-Moore county line, in part and is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, it has also been known historically as:
*Governors Creek
*Millstone Creek
Course
Big Governors Creek rises about 0.5 miles southwest of White Hill in
Moore County and then flows northwest and north to join the
Deep River about 1.5 miles southeast of Haw Branch, North Carolina.
Watershed
Big Governors Creek drains of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 380.16 and is about 65% forested.
See also
*
List of rivers of North Carolina
References
Rivers of North Carolina
Rivers of Lee County, North Carolina
Rivers of Moore County, North Carolina
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