Greenbrier Creek (Rocky River Tributary)
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Greenbrier Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the
Rocky River Rocky River may refer to: Localities *Rocky River, Ohio, USA * Rocky River, New South Wales near Uralla, Australia Electorates *Electoral district of Rocky River (South Australia) Streams In Australia: * Rocky River (New South Wales) * R ...
that begins in
Alamance County Alamance County (), from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved September 18, 2012. is a county in North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 171,415. Its county seat ...
and flows to Chatham County.


Course

Greenbrier Creek rises in a pond about 1.5 miles northeast of
Liberty, North Carolina Liberty is a town in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. History Originally named Liberty Oak, the town was founded in 1809 near the plantation of John Leak. The first church within the town was the Liberty Christian Church (now the ...
in
Alamance County Alamance County (), from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved September 18, 2012. is a county in North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 171,415. Its county seat ...
. Greenbrier Creek then flows south into Chatham County to join the
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about 3 miles southwest of
Crutchfield Crossroads, North Carolina Crutchfield Crossroads is an unincorporated community in northwestern Chatham County, North Carolina, United States, north of the town of Siler City. Crutchfield Crossroads is commonly defined as the area in and around the rural intersection of ...
.


Watershed

Greenbrier Creek drains of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 453.25 and is about 38% forested.


References

Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Alamance County, North Carolina Rivers of Chatham County, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-river-stub