Gabriels Creek is a 4.62 mi (7.44 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph County, North Carolina. Gabriels Creek is the only stream in the United States by this name in the plural. There are two other streams by the name of Gabriel Creek (no s).

Gabriels Creek
Tributary to Deep River
Map of Gabriels Creek mouth location
Map of Gabriels Creek mouth location
Location of Gabriels Creek mouth
Map of Gabriels Creek mouth location
Map of Gabriels Creek mouth location
Gabriels Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
SourceSquirrel Creek divide
 • locationPond about 0.5 miles east of Asheboro, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°42′40″N 079°45′10″W / 35.71111°N 79.75278°W / 35.71111; -79.75278[1]
 • elevation805 ft (245 m)[2]
MouthDeep River
 • location
about 0.5 miles west of Cedar Falls, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°45′04″N 079°44′40″W / 35.75111°N 79.74444°W / 35.75111; -79.74444[1]
 • elevation
535 ft (163 m)[2]
Length4.62 mi (7.44 km)[3]
Basin size6.89 square miles (17.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep River
 • average8.26 cu ft/s (0.234 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesVista Parkway, Luck Road, Trogdon Hill Road, US 64-NC 49, Old Cedar Falls Road

Course

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Gabriels Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles east of Asheboro in Randolph County, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join the Deep River about 0.5 miles west of Cedar Falls, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Gabriels Creek drains 6.89 square miles (17.8 km2) of area, receives about 46.9 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 374.54 and is about 60% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Gabriels Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Gabriels 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 "Gabriels Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2020.