Brasstown Creek

Brasstown Creek Tributary to Hiwassee River
Brasstown Creek as it runs through Brasstown, N.C. in 2023
Location of Brasstown Creek mouth
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina Georgia
Counties	Clay (NC) Union (GA) Towns (GA)
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Brasstown Creek and Nottely River
• location	about 2 miles north of Brasstown Bald
• coordinates	34°52′35″N 083°48′50″W / 34.87639°N 83.81389°W / 34.87639; -83.81389[1]
• elevation	3,780 ft (1,150 m)[2]
Mouth	Hiwassee River
• location	Brasstown, North Carolina[2]
• coordinates	35°02′53″N 083°57′52″W / 35.04806°N 83.96444°W / 35.04806; -83.96444[1]
• elevation	1,600 ft (490 m)[2]
Length	21.41 mi (34.46 km)[3]
Basin size	83.66 square miles (216.7 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Hiwassee River
• average	189.43 cu ft/s (5.364 m3/s) at mouth with Hiwassee River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Hiawassee River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Hiwassee River
Tributaries
• left	Bitter Creek Byers Creek Crane Creek Winchester Creek Gumlog Creek Pinelog Creek Payne Branch Will Mason Branch Little Brasstown Creek Donaldson Branch
• right	Left Prong Yewell Branch Corn Creek Keys Branch Emerson Branch Crooked Creek Crawford Creek Beach Creek Trout Cove Branch Greasy Creek Buchanan Branch Jenkins Branch

Brasstown Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Georgia and North Carolina.^[5] The 8.5-mile (13.7 km) long stream is a tributary to the Hiwassee River.^[6]

Brasstown Creek took its name from the now-extinct Indian village of Brasstown.^[7]

• Brasstown, North Carolina