Nutbush Creek
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| Water code | US : 991333 | |
| location | Vance County , North Carolina | |
| River system | Roanoke River | |
| Drain over | Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in Henderson, North Carolina 36 ° 19 ′ 32 " N , 78 ° 24 ′ 56" W. |
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| muzzle | in the John H. Kerr Reservoir Coordinates: 36 ° 23 '5 " N , 78 ° 24' 0" W 36 ° 23 '5 " N , 78 ° 24' 0" W.
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The Nutbush Creek is a stream in the northern US state of North Carolina . It has its source in the city of Henderson in Vance County and flows north. Before a dam was built in the early 1950s, the stream flowed into the Roanoke River about 30 km as the crow flies from its source in Virginia . Since then, the flooded valley of Nutbush Creek has formed an arm of the John H. Kerr Reservoir that extends far into North Carolina . The stream itself flows into this reservoir after around six kilometers.
The brook got its name from the numerous hazelnut bushes that once grew there . The Nutbush Creek in turn gave the name to an ancient geological fault , the Nutbush Creek Fault . This north-south fault zone is approximately 200 km long and extends as far as Virginia.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nutbush Creek zone (NC) in Virginia ( Memento of the original from June 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The Geology of the Carolinas on Google Books
