Browns Creek is a long 2nd order tributary to the
Cape Fear River
The Cape Fear River is a long blackwater river in east central North Carolina. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Fear, from which it takes its name. The river is formed at the confluence of the Haw River and the Deep River (North Carol ...
in
Bladen County, North Carolina.
Course
Browns Creek rises in Sheriff White Pond, a
Carolina Bay
Carolina bays are elliptical to circular depressions concentrated along the Atlantic seaboard within coastal New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and north Florida.Kaczorowski, R. T. (1977) '' ...
, about 1 mile southeast of
Dublin, North Carolina. Browns Creek then flows southeast and east through the south side of Elizabethtown to join the
Cape Fear River
The Cape Fear River is a long blackwater river in east central North Carolina. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Fear, from which it takes its name. The river is formed at the confluence of the Haw River and the Deep River (North Carol ...
about 1.5 miles east of
Elizabethtown, North Carolina.
Watershed
Browns Creek drains of area, receives about 49.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 561.30 and is about 21% forested.
See also
*
List of rivers of North Carolina
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries alphabetically indented under each larger stream's name.
Atlantic Ocean
* North Landing Rive ...
References
Rivers of North Carolina
Rivers of Bladen County, North Carolina
Tributaries of the Cape Fear River
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