title: Polecat Creek (Deep River tributary)
text: # Polecat Creek (Deep River tributary)
  
  Polecat Creek is a 18.91 mi (30.43 km) long 4th order tributary to the Deep River in Guilford and Randolph Counties, North Carolina.
  
  ## Variant names
  
  According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
  
  * Polecat River
  
  ## Course
  
  Polecat Creek rises on the south side of Greensboro, North Carolina in Guilford County and then flows south into Randolph County to join the Deep River in Worthville, North Carolina.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Polecat Creek drains 56.27 square miles (145.7 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 414.85 and is about 46% forested.
  
  