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Cribs Creek is a 4.72 mi (7.60 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Anson County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Cribs Creek Tributary to Rocky River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Anson
Physical characteristics
Source	Water Branch divide
• location	pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Fountain Hill, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°03′33″N 80°17′32″W[1]
• elevation	522 ft (159 m)[2]
Mouth	Rocky River
• location	about 5 northeast of Burnsville (Anson County), North Carolina
• coordinates	35°09′21″N 80°12′25″W[1]
• elevation	228 ft (69 m)[2]
Length	4.72 mi (7.60 km)[3]
Basin size	19.49 square miles (50.5 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Rocky River
• average	22.06 cu ft/s (0.625 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Pee Dee
Tributaries
• left	Lockhart Branch Big Branch
• right	Little Cribs Creek
Bridges	Thanny Helms Road, NC 218, New Home Church Road, Cappadocia Church Road, Pork Road, Sub Station Road, NC 742, Race Track Road, Line Road, Cribs Creek Road, Rocky River Church Road, Wightman Church Road

Variant names

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

• Cribbs Creek

Course

Cribs Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Fountain Hill, North Carolina and then flows northwest to join the Rocky River about 5 miles northeast of Burnsville.[2]

Watershed

Cribs Creek drains 19.49 square miles (50.5 km²) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 400.15, and is about 55% forested.[4]

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