The Flat River is a river in southern Person County, North Carolina and a portion of Durham County, North Carolina.[6]
| Flat River Tributary to Neuse River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Flat River mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Person Durham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of North and South Flat Rivers |
| • location | about 10 miles north-northwest of Bahama, North Carolina[2] |
| • coordinates | 36°15′04″N 078°55′48″W / 36.25111°N 78.93000°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,540 ft (470 m)[3] |
| Mouth | Eno River at Falls Lake |
• location | Durham, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°05′42″N 078°48′48″W / 36.09500°N 78.81333°W[1] |
• elevation | 252 ft (77 m)[3] |
| Length | 19.23 mi (30.95 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 175.06 square miles (453.4 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Falls Lake |
| • average | 184.31 cu ft/s (5.219 m3/s) at mouth with Eno River at Falls Lake[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Eno River → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Neuse River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Deep Creek Dry Creek Rocky Creek |
| Waterbodies | Lake Michie |
The river flows from Person County to combine with the Eno river to flow into the Neuse River. The river is the namesake for the township called Flat River, which has the highest census total of the 9 communities in Person County because it is mostly a combination of Hurdle Mills and Timberlake through which the river passes. North Carolina State University maintains a research forest within its watershed. Lake Michie, the principal reservoir for the city of Durham, is located on the lower reaches of the Flat River.
References
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Flat River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Eno River Topo Map, Durham County NC (Northeast Durham Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Flat River Topo Map, Durham County NC (Northeast Durham Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Flat River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "North Carolina Gazetteer search | NCpedia".