Polecat Creek (Deep River tributary)
| Polecat Creek Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
Location of Polecat Creek mouth Polecat Creek (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph Guilford |
| City | Greensboro Worthville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | South Buffalo Creek divide |
| • location | south side of Greensboro, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°59′46″N 079°48′28″W / 35.99611°N 79.80778°W |
| • elevation | 830 ft (250 m) |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | Worthville, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°48′12″N 079°46′39″W / 35.80333°N 79.77750°W |
• elevation | 582 ft (177 m) |
| Length | 18.91 mi (30.43 km) |
| Basin size | 56.27 square miles (145.7 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 62.63 cu ft/s (1.773 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Little Polecat Creek |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Brushy Fork Drive, Sutton Road, Randleman Road, E Steeple Chase Road, Davis Mill Road, NC 62, Branson Mill Road, Providence Church Road, Fred Lineberry Road, New Salem Road, Naomi Road, Creekridge Country Road |
Polecat Creek is an 18.91 mi (30.43 km) long 4th order tributary to the Deep River in Guilford and Randolph Counties, North Carolina.