Cribs Creek is a long 2nd order tributary to the

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Anson County, North Carolina Anson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,055. Its county seat is Wadesboro. History The county was formed in 1750 from Bladen County. It was named for George Anson, Ba ...

. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Variant names

According to the

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, it has also been known historically as: *Cribbs Creek

Course

Cribs Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Fountain Hill, North Carolina and then flows northwest to join the

about 5 miles northeast of Burnsville.

Watershed

Cribs Creek drains of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 400.15, and is about 55% forested.

References

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