Broad Creek is a water body bordering the community of Broad Creek, North Carolina. The creek empties into Bogue Sound, which is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by Bogue Banks, part of North Carolina's barrier islands known as the Southern Outer Banks. The creek also runs through the Croatan National Forest.
Broad Creek Tributary to Bogue Sound | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Carteret |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | confluence of East and West Prongs of Broad Creek |
• location | Broad Creek, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°48′06″N 076°29′24″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Mouth | Bogue Sound |
• location | Broad Creek, North Carolina[2] |
• coordinates | 34°47′57″N 076°29′12″W[3] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Length | 0.76 mi (1.22 km)[4] |
Basin size | 6.28 square miles (16.3 km2) |
Discharge | |
• location | Bogue Sound |
• average | 10.77 cu ft/s (0.305 m3/s) at mouth with Bogue Sound[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Broad → Bogue → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | White Oak River |
Tributaries | |
• left | East Prong of Broad Creek |
• right | West Prong of Broad Creek |
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Broad Creek (Bogue Sound)
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