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″N076°29′24″W / 34.80167°N 76.49000°W [1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Mouth | Bogue Sound |
• location | Broad Creek, North Carolina [2] |
• coordinates | 34°47′57″N076°29′12″W / 34.79917°N 76.48667°W Coordinates: 34°47′57″N076°29′12″W / 34.79917°N 76.48667°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 |
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Broad Creek (Bogue Sound)
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