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Deep River (North Carolina)

River in North Carolina, USA

Field	Value
name	Deep River
name_other	Tributary to Cape Fear River
image	Deep River in Franklinville.jpg
image_caption	The Deep River in Franklinville, North Carolina
map	Capefearrivermap.png
map_size	300
map_caption	Map of the Cape Fear drainage basin showing Deep River
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	United States
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	North Carolina
subdivision_type3	Counties
subdivision_name3	Chatham
Guilford
Lee
Moore
Randolph
subdivision_type4	Cities
subdivision_name4	Ramseur
Franklinville
Randleman
length	112.97 mi
discharge1_location	Cape Fear River
discharge1_avg	1525.72 cuft/s at mouth with Cape Fear River
source1	confluence of West and East Fork of Deep River
source1_location	High Point, North Carolina
source1_coordinates
source1_elevation	757 ft
mouth	Cape Fear River
mouth_location	Moncure, North Carolina
mouth_coordinates
mouth_elevation	160 ft
progression	Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
river_system	Cape Fear River
basin_size	1,450.17 sqmi
tributaries_left	East Fork of Deep River
Bull Run
Hickory Creek
Polecat Creek
Bush Creek
Sandy Creek
Reed Creek
Millstone Creek
Broad Mouth Branch
Back Branch
Brush Creek
Flat Creek
Cedar Creek
Falls Creek
Tysons Creek
Line Creek
Indian Creek
Cedar Creek
Georges Creek
Rocky River
Rocky Branch
tributaries_right	West Fork Deep River
Copper Branch
Richland Creek
Muddy Creek
Hasketts Creek
Gabriels Creek
Mill Creek
Richland Creek
Fork Creek
Grassy Creek
Bear Creek
Buffalo Creek
Scotchman Creek
Lick Creek
McLendons Creek
Big Governors Creek
Smiths Creek
Pocket Creek
Patterson Creek
Big Buffalo Creek
Little Buffalo Creek
waterbodies	High Point Lake

Guilford Lee Moore Randolph Franklinville Randleman Bull Run Hickory Creek Polecat Creek Bush Creek Sandy Creek Reed Creek Millstone Creek Broad Mouth Branch Back Branch Brush Creek Flat Creek Cedar Creek Falls Creek Tysons Creek Line Creek Indian Creek Cedar Creek Georges Creek Rocky River Rocky Branch Copper Branch Richland Creek Muddy Creek Hasketts Creek Gabriels Creek Mill Creek Richland Creek Fork Creek Grassy Creek Bear Creek Buffalo Creek Scotchman Creek Lick Creek McLendons Creek Big Governors Creek Smiths Creek Pocket Creek Patterson Creek Big Buffalo Creek Little Buffalo Creek

Deep River is a tributary of the Cape Fear River, approximately 125 mi long, in north central North Carolina in the United States. Deep River is a translation of the Indian name sapponah, "deep river".

Paddling is popular on the river. Deep River is flanked by the planned Deep River State Trail and several other parks and preservation areas including Carbonton Dam Park, House in the Horseshoe Historic Site, Deep River Park and Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge, Endor Iron Furnace, White Pines Nature Preserve, Lockville Dam, Canal and Powerhouse, and Mermaid Point.

There river is habitat to two federally-endangered species, the Cape Fear shiner, a critically endangered minnow, and the Atlantic Pigtoe, an endangered mussel.

Course

Deep River rises in the Piedmont country in western Guilford County, east of Kernersville. It flows southeast past High Point and Randleman, forming the Randleman Lake. It passes northeast of Asheboro, then flows east to Franklinville then to Ramseur, then passing north of Sanford. The Rocky River enters the Deep River at the White Pines Nature Preserve. Deep River joins Haw River at Mermaid Point near Moncure to form the Cape Fear River.

Dams

Deep River has 12 dams or relict dam structures and is the source river of the Randleman lake project that covers 3000 acre of property on the river near U.S. Route 220. The river crosses the Fall Line of North Carolina, an area where rivers are quite rocky and have a moderately high gradient. This gradient was used to power mills along the river to support the early textile industry in North Carolina. The river, popular with canoeists, was a center of a great deal of activity during the American Revolution at places such as Franklinville and the House In The Horseshoe.

The Lockville Dam, built of stone, is the only portion of the 19th-century Deep River lock and dam system that remains today.

Until recently, the Deep River was host to the Carbonton Dam, the largest dam on the river at 17 ft high and 270 ft wide. In the fall of 2005, the dam was removed for the purpose of creating environmental mitigation credit by Restoration Systems, LLC, a leading environmental mitigation company in North Carolina. The project restored 10 mi of the former impoundment around the House in the Horseshoe to free-flowing river.

Tributaries

Name, Bank	title=ArcGIS Web Application	url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b	website=epa.maps.arcgis.com	access-date=5 September 2020}}	Stream Length	title=GNIS Feature Search	url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:1:0::NO:::
Mouth	1450.17 sqmi	1525.72 cuft/s	112.97 mi	160 ft	757 ft	N/A	The Deep River is formed at the confluence of the East and West Fork in High Point, North Carolina and flows southeast and east to join the Haw River to form the Cape Fear River near Moncure, North Carolina.
Rocky Branch, left bank	5.02 sqmi	6.19 cuft/s	4.98 mi	188 ft	455 ft		Rocky Branch rises in a pond about 2 miles south of Pittsboro, North Carolina on the divide between Rocky Branch and Turkey Creek. Rocky Branch is a 2nd order tributary that flows generally south to meet the Deep River about 1 mile northeast of Blacknel, North Carolina.
Rocky River, left bank	243.42 sqmi	262.64 cuft/s	42.50 mi	198 ft	755 ft	17%	Rocky River rises in a pond in Liberty, North Carolina at the Rocky River, Sandy Creek, and North Prong divide. From the divide it flows in a southeasterly direction through the middle of Chatham County to meet the Deep River about 3 miles west of Moncure, North Carolina. Rocky River is the largest tributary in area and discharge on the Deep River.
Little Buffalo Creek, right bank	8.20 sqmi	9.80 cuft/s	9.33 mi	198 ft	400 ft		Little Buffalo Creek rises in Sanford, North Carolina on the Gasters Creek divide and then takes a northerly course to meet the Deep River about 2 miles east-northeast of Farmville, North Carolina. This stream contributes less than 1% of the average discharge of the Deep River.
Georges Creek, left bank	12.88 sqmi	15.15 cuft/s	8.25 mi	200 ft	445 ft	1%	Georges Creek, a 3rd order tributary rises in a pond on the Bear Creek divide about 2 miles northeast of Goldston, North Carolina. Georges Creek takes a southeasterly course to meet the Deep River about 0.5 miles east of Farmville, North Carolina.
Big Buffalo Creek, right bank	20.28 sqmi	23.35 cuft/s	7.48 mi	205 ft	285 ft	1.5%	Big Buffalo Creek, a 3rd order tributary, is formed at the confluence of Skunk Creek and Persimmon Creek in Sanford, North Carolina. From the confluence it flows northwest and then curves east and north to meet the Deep River 0.25 miles southeast of Cumnock, North Carolina.
Cedar Creek, left bank	13.19 sqmi	15.50 cuft/s	5.41 mi	208 ft	390 ft	1%	Cedar Creek, a 3rd order tributary, rises about 0.5 miles east of Goldston, North Carolina on the Bear Creek divide. It then takes a southeasterly course to meet the Deep River about 1 mile east-northeast of Gulf, North Carolina. This stream is one of two Cedar Creeks on the left bank of the Deep River.
Patterson Creek, right bank	7.22 sqmi	8.64 cuft/s	7.72 mi	208 ft	425 ft		Patterson Creek, a 2nd order tributary, rises in a pond about 1 mile north of Sanford, North Carolina on the Persimmon Creek and Raccoon Creek divide. Patterson Creek then flows north to meet the Deep River about 1.5 miles southeast of Gulf, North Carolina.
Pocket Creek, right bank	37.65 sqmi	42.61 cuft/s	16.44 mi	208 ft	475 ft	2.8%	Pocket Creek, a 3rd order tributary, rises in a pond in White Hill, North Carolina on the Herds Creek divide. Pocket Creek then flows north to meet the Deep River about 1.5 miles south of Gulf, North Carolina.
Indian Creek, left bank	25.92 sqmi	29.95 cuft/s	7.15 mi	210 ft	440 ft	2%	Indian Creek, a 3rd order tributary, rises about 0.5 miles west of Goldston, North Carolina on the Bear Creek divide. Indian Creek then flows roughly southeast to meet the Deep River about 1.5 miles southwest of Gulf, North Carolina.
Smiths Creek, right bank	3.56 sqmi	4.37 cuft/s	4.18 mi	210 ft	337 ft		Smiths Creek, a 2nd order tributary, rises about 1.5 miles southwest of Gulf, North Carolina on the Little Pocket Creek divide. Smiths Creek then flows north to meet the Deep River about 1 mile southwest of Ebenezer Church.
Line Creek, left bank	2.20 sqmi	2.76 cuft/s	2.96 mi	225 ft	418 ft		Line Creek, a 1st order tributary, rises in a pond about 3 miles northwest of Carbonton, North Carolina. Line Creek then takes an easterly course to meet the Deep River at Carbonton, North Carolina.
Big Governors Creek, right bank	40.87 sqmi	46.70 cuft/s	13.71 mi	226 ft	465 ft	3.1%	Big Governors Creek, a 3rd order tributary, about 0.5 miles southwest of White Hill, North Carolina. Big Governors Creek then flows northwest and north to meet the Deep River about 1.5 miles southeast of Haw Branch, North Carolina.

Name, Bank	Watershed Area in Square Miles (km2)	Average Discharge	Stream Length	Mouth Elevation	Source Elevation	% of Average Discharge	Remarks
McLendons Creek, right bank	101.21 sqmi	111.48 cuft/s	28.20 mi	226 ft	595 ft	7.3%	McLendons Creek, a 4th order tributary, rises about 0.25 miles southeast of Elberta, North Carolina on the Drowning Creek divide. It then flows northeast to meet the Deep River about 1.5 miles northeast of Glendon, North Carolina.
Lick Creek, right bank	8.35 sqmi	2.95 cuft/s	4.53 mi	228 ft	385 ft		Lick Creek, a 1st order tributary, rises in a pond about 1 mile southwest of Glendon, North Carolina on the divide of an unnamed tributary to the Deep River. Lick Creek then flows easterly to meet the Deep River about 1 mile southeast of Glendon.
Tysons Creek, left bank	12.81 sqmi	15.51 cuft/s	8.51 mi	228 ft	530 ft	1%	Tysons Creek, a 3rd order tributary, rises in a pond about 3.5 miles southwest of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina in Chatham County on the Falls Creek divide. It then flows south into Moore County and meets the Deep River about 1 mile northwest of Glendon, North Carolina.
Scotchman Creek, right bank	5.33 sqmi	6.56 cuft/s	3.10 mi	260 ft	420 ft		Scotchman Creek, a 2nd order tributary, rises about 1 mile northwest of Parkland, North Carolina on the Buffalo Creek divide. It then flows northeast to meet the Deep River about 2.5 miles southeast of High Falls, North Carolina.
Buffalo Creek, right bank	21.80 sqmi	25.79 cuft/s	12.73 mi	265 ft	615 ft	1.7%	Buffalo Creek, a 3rd order tributary, rises in a pond about 0.5 miles northeast of Zion Grove, North Carolina on the Suck Creek divide. It then flows north to meet the Deep River about 0.5 miles southeast of High Falls, North Carolina.
Falls Creek, left bank	18.34 sqmi	16.95 cuft/s	10.80 mi	275 ft	505 ft	1.1%	Falls Creek, a 2nd order tributary, rises in a pond about 1 mile northwest of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina in Chatham County on the Bear Creek divide. It then follows a southerly course to Moore County and meets the Deep River about 0.25 miles southeast of High Falls, North Carolina.
Cedar Creek, left bank	8.02 sqmi	9.63 cuft/s	5.62 mi	295 ft	485 ft		Cedar Creek, a 2nd order tributary, rises in a pond about 0.25 miles southeast of Bennett, North Carolina in Chatham County on the Flat Creek divide. It then takes a southerly course into Moore County to meet the Deep River about 1.5 miles northwest of High Falls, North Carolina. This stream is one of two Cedar Creeks on the left bank of the Deep River.
Bear Creek, right bank	145.43 sqmi	155.13 cuft/s	21.78 mi	298 ft	700 ft	10.2%	Bear Creek, a 4th order tributary, rises in a pond in Seagrove, North Carolina in Randolph County on the Asheworth Branch divide. Bear Creek then flows southeast and curves northeast to meet the Deep River about 1 mile west of High Falls, North Carolina. Bear Creek is the second largest tributary in area and discharge on the Deep River.
Grassy Creek, right bank	12.57 sqmi	14.73 cuft/s	7.56 mi	312 ft	542 ft	1.0%	Grassy Creek, a 3rd order tributary, rises about 0.25 miles northeast of Westmoore School on the Reedy Creek divide. It then flows east to meet the Deep River about 3 miles west of High Falls, North Carolina.

Name, Bank	Watershed Area in Square Miles (km2)	Average Discharge	Stream Length	Mouth Elevation	Source Elevation	% of Average Discharge	Remarks
Fork Creek, right bank	48.28 sqmi	53.98 cuft/s	15.46 mi	326 ft	665 ft	3.5%	Fork Creek, a 4th order tributary, rises about 1 mile northeast of Michfield, North Carolina on the Bachelor Creek divide. Fork Creek then flows southeast to meet the Deep River 3 miles east-northeast of Jugtown, North Carolina.
Flat Creek, left bank	14.24 sqmi	16.87 cuft/s	9.07 mi	329 ft	535 ft	1%	Flat Creek, a 2nd order tributary, rises in a pond about 4 miles northwest of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina in Chatham County on the Little Brush Creek divide. It then flows southwest to Randolph County to meet the Deep River about 2 miles southwest of Bennett, North Carolina.
Brush Creek, left bank	180.01 sqmi	80.67 cuft/s	23.09 mi	347 ft	685 ft	5.3%	Brush Creek, a 3rd order tributary, rises about 1.5 miles west of Staley, North Carolina on the Mount Pleasant Creek divide. Bruah Creek then flows southeast into Chatham County and then turns southwest back into Randolph County to meet the Deep River about 1 mile west of Cheeks, North Carolina.
Richland Creek, right bank	66.06 sqmi	73.18 cuft/s	15.00 mi	351 ft	573 ft	4.8%	Richland Creek, a 4th order tributary, is formed at the confluence of the North and South Prong southeast of Harvey Mountain. Richland Creek then flows southeast to meet the Deep River about 1 mile northwest of Cheeks, North Carolina.
Back Branch, left bank	3.29 sqmi	4.15 cuft/s	4.54 mi	398 ft	655 ft		Back Branch, a 2nd order tributary, rises about 2 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina on the Broad Mouth Branch divide. Back Branch then flows southwest to meet the Deep River about 0.25 miles north of Coleridge.
Broad Mouth Branch, left bank	2.15 sqmi	2.80 cuft/s	2.67 mi	399 ft	605 ft		Broad Mouth Branch, a 1st order tributary, rises in a pond about 2.5 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina on the Back Branch divide. Broad Mouth Branch then flows southwest to meet the Deep River about 1.5 miles north of Coleridge.
Millstone Creek, left bank	10.02 sqmi	12.34 cuft/s	7.08 mi	405 ft	625 ft		Millstone Creek, 3rd order tributary, rises about 0.1 miles south of Browns Crossroads, North Carolina on the Brush Creek divide. Millstone Creek then flows southwest to meet the Deep River about 2 miles southwest of Parks Crossroads, North Carolina.
Mill Creek, right bank	17.95 sqmi	20.97 cuft/s	10.02 mi	407 ft	685 ft	1.4%	Mill Creek, a 3rd order tributary, rises in a pond about 2 miles northwest of Fox Mountain on the Gabriels Creek divide. Mill Creek then flows southeast to meet the Deep River about 2 southwest of Parks Crossroads, North Carolina.
Reed Creek, left bank	10.12 sqmi	12.43 cuft/s	9.63 mi	415 ft	710 ft		Reed Creek, a 3rd order tributary, rises about 0.5 miles west of Staley, North Carolina on the Brush Creek and Mount Pleasant Creek divide. Reed Creek then flows southwest to meet the Deep River about 1 mile south of Ramseur, North Carolina.
Sandy Creek, left bank	60.03 sqmi	67.94 cuft/s	19.94 mi	435 ft	805 ft	4.5%	Sandy Creek, a 4th order tributary, rises in a pond about 1 mile east of Climax, North Carolina in Guilford County on the Climax Creek divide. Sandy Creek then takes a southerly course into Randolph County to meet the Deep River at Ramseur, North Carolina.
Bush Creek, left bank	13.41 sqmi	15.83 cuft/s	7.97 mi	438 ft	805 ft	1%	Bush Creek, a 3rd order tributary, rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Lineberry, North Carolina on the Little Polecat Creek divide. Bush Creek then flows south to meet the Deep River at Franklinville, North Carolina.
Gabriels Creek, right bank	6.89 sqmi	8.26 cuft/s	4.62 mi	515 ft	805 ft		Gabriels Creek, a 2nd order tributary, rises in a pond about 0.5 miles east of Asheboro, North Carolina on the Squirrel Creek divide. Gabriels Creek then flows northeast to meet the Deep River about 0.5 miles west of Cedar Falls, North Carolina.
Hasketts Creek, right bank	14.20 sqmi	14.33 cuft/s	7.25 mi	565 ft	810 ft		Hasketts Creek, a 3rd order tributary, rises in Asheboro, North Carolina on the Cedar Fork Creek divide. Hasketts Creek then flows north-northeast to meet the Deep River about 0.25 miles north of Central Falls, North Carolina.
Polecat Creek, left bank	56.27 sqmi	62.63 cuft/s	18.91 mi	582 ft	830 ft	4.1%	Polecat Creek, a 4th order tributary, rises on the south end of Greensboro, North Carolina in Guilford County on the South Buffalo Creek divide. Polecat Creek then takes a southerly course into Randolph County to meet the Deep River at Worthville, North Carolina.
Muddy Creek, right bank	26.45 sqmi	29.94 cuft/s	14.28 mi	628 ft	805 ft	2%	Muddy Creek, a 4th order tributary, rises in Archdale, North Carolina in Guilford County on the Mile Branch divide. Muddy Creek then flows southeast into Randolph County to meet the Deep River about 1.5 miles northwest of Randleman, North Carolina.

Name, Bank	Watershed Area in Square Miles (km2)	Average Discharge	Stream Length	Mouth Elevation	Source Elevation	% of Average Discharge	Remarks
Hickory Creek, left bank	20.49 sqmi	22.94 cuft/s	7.23 mi	655 ft	805 ft	1.5%	Hickory Creek, a 3rd order tributary, rises at the south end of Greensboro, North Carolina on the South Buffalo Creek divide. Hickory Creek then takes a southerly course to meet the Deep River about 2 miles southeast of Freeman Mill, North Carolina.
Richland Creek, left bank	16.11 sqmi	18.31 cuft/s	8.76 mi	678 ft	870 ft	1.2%	Richland Creek, a 3rd order tributary, rises in High Point, North Carolina on the Payne Creek divide. Richland Creek then takes an easterly course to meet the Deep River about 3 miles southeast of High Point. This stream is one of two tributaries named Richland Creek to the Deep River. The other is in Randolph County.
Copper Branch, right bank	1.0 sqmi	1.26 cuft/s	1.50 mi	680 ft	790 ft		Copper Branch, a 1st order tributary, rises about 1 mile east of High Point, North Carolina on the divide of an unnamed tributary. Copper Branch then flows east to meet the Deep River about 2 miles east of High Point.
Bull Run, left bank	7.78 sqmi	8.87 cuft/s	6.64 mi	688 ft	885 ft		Bull Run, a 3rd order tributary, rises in a pond about 1 mile west of Greensboro, North Carolina on the Long Branch divide. Bull Run then flows southwest to meet the Deep River about 0.1 miles southwest of Oakdale, North Carolina.
West Fork Deep River, right bank	39.71 sqmi	42.73 cuft/s	12.76 mi	757 ft	950 ft	2.8%	West Fork Deep River, a 3rd order tributary, rises in Kernersville, North Carolina on the Reedy Fork divide. West Fork than flows southeast to meet the East Fork Deep River to form the Deep River in High Point Lake.
East Fork Deep River, left bank	21.67 sqmi	28.30 cuft/s	9.25 mi	757 ft	935 ft	1.9%	East Fork Deep River, a 3rd order tributary, rises about 3 miles northwest of Greensboro, North Carolina on the Reedy Fork divide. East Fork then flows southeast to meet the West Fork to form the Deep River in High Point Lake.

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