Broad Creek (Bogue Sound)

Broad Creek is a water body bordering the community of Broad Creek, North Carolina. The creek empties into Bogue Sound, which is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by Bogue Banks, part of North Carolina's barrier islands known as the Southern Outer Banks. The creek also runs through the Croatan National Forest.

Broad Creek Tributary to Bogue Sound
Location of Broad Creek mouth
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″N 076°29′24″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Mouth	Bogue Sound
• location	Broad Creek, North Carolina[2]
• coordinates	34°47′57″N 076°29′12″W[3]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Length	0.76 mi (1.22 km)[4]
Basin size	6.28 square miles (16.3 km^2)
Discharge
• location	Bogue Sound
• average	10.77 cu ft/s (0.305 m^3/s) at mouth with Bogue Sound[5]
Basin features
Progression	southeast
River system	Bogue Sound
Tributaries
• left	East Prong of Broad Creek
• right	West Prong of Broad Creek

See also

• Broad Creek, North Carolina

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Broad Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
2. "Broad Creek Topo Map, Carteret County NC (Salter Path Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
3. "GNIS Detail - Broad Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
4. "Broad Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
5. "Broad Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Broad Creek (Bogue Sound)