Bearskin Creek is a 8.93 mi (14.37 km) long 3rd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Bearskin Creek Tributary to Richardson Creek
Location of Bearskin Creek mouth Show map of North Carolina Bearskin Creek (Richardson Creek tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Union
City	Monroe
Physical characteristics
Source	Twelvemile Creek divide
• location	southwest side of the Monroe Airport
• coordinates	35°00′09″N 080°37′43″W[1]
• elevation	652 ft (199 m)[2]
Mouth	Richardson Creek
• location	Monroe, North Carolina at Sutton Park
• coordinates	34°59′25″N 080°30′35″W[1]
• elevation	457 ft (139 m)[2]
Length	8.93 mi (14.37 km)[3]
Basin size	15.22 square miles (39.4 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Richardson Creek
• average	18.48 cu ft/s (0.523 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Pee Dee
Tributaries
• left	Dry Fork
• right	Camp Branch
Bridges	Sanford Lane, Price Shortcut Road, N Rocky River Road, N Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Concord Avenue, Skyway Drive, Miller Street, Stafford Street, US 601, N Sutherland Avenue, Morgan Mill Road

Course

Bearskin Creek rises at the Monroe Airport and then flows east to join Richardson Creek in Monroe, North Carolina at Sutton Park.[2]

Watershed

Bearskin Creek drains 15.22 square miles (39.4 km²) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 457.88, and is about 28% forested.[4]

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