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
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Randolph
Physical characteristics
Source	Squirrel Creek divide
• location	Pond about 0.5 miles east of Asheboro, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°42′40″N 079°45′10″W[1]
• elevation	805 ft (245 m)[2]
Mouth	Deep River
• location	about 0.5 miles west of Cedar Falls, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°45′04″N 079°44′40″W[1]
• elevation	535 ft (163 m)[2]
Length	4.62 mi (7.44 km)[3]
Basin size	6.89 square miles (17.8 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Deep River
• average	8.26 cu ft/s (0.234 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Deep River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Vista Parkway, Luck Road, Trogdon Hill Road, US 64-NC 49, Old Cedar Falls Road

Course

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

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]

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