Big Governors Creek is a 13.71 mi (22.06 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Lee and Moore Counties, North Carolina. This creek forms the Lee-Moore county line, in part and is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Big Governors Creek Tributary to Deep River
Location of Big Governors Creek mouth Show map of North Carolina Big Governors Creek (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Lee Moore
Physical characteristics
Source	Herds Creek divide
• location	about 0.5 miles southwest of White Hill, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°22′15″N 079°18′25″W[1]
• elevation	465 ft (142 m)[2]
Mouth	Deep River
• location	about 1.5 miles southeast of Haw Branch, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°28′39″N 079°21′35″W[1]
• elevation	226 ft (69 m)[2]
Length	13.71 mi (22.06 km)[3]
Basin size	40.87 square miles (105.9 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Deep River
• average	46.70 cu ft/s (1.322 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Deep River
Tributaries
• left	McIntosh Creek Crawley Creek
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Torchwood Road, Old River Road, Wadsworth Road, Underwood Road, Harrington Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

• Governors Creek
• Millstone Creek

Course

Big Governors Creek rises about 0.5 miles southwest of White Hill in Moore County and then flows northwest and north to join the Deep River about 1.5 miles southeast of Haw Branch, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Big Governors Creek drains 40.87 square miles (105.9 km²) of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 380.16 and is about 65% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References