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Bull_Creek_(Ararat_River_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:
36°22′05″N 080°32′33″W / 36.36806°N 80.54250°W / 36.36806; -80.54250
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Bull Creek
Tributary to Ararat River
Map of Bull Creek mouth location
Map of Bull Creek mouth location
Location of Bull Creek mouth
Map of Bull Creek mouth location
Map of Bull Creek mouth location
Bull Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Surry
Physical characteristics
Source Caddle Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles north of Black Water, North Carolina
 • coordinates 36°25′05″N 080°37′53″W / 36.41806°N 80.63139°W / 36.41806; -80.63139 [1]
 • elevation1,360 ft (410 m) [2]
Mouth Ararat River
 • location
about 3 miles northeast of Pine Hill, North Carolina
 • coordinates
 36°22′05″N 080°32′33″W / 36.36806°N 80.54250°W / 36.36806; -80.54250 [1]
 • elevation
875 ft (267 m) [2]
Length8.59 mi (13.82 km) [3]
Basin size13.92 square miles (36.1 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • location Ararat River
 • average19.65 cu ft/s (0.556 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River [4]
Basin features
Progression Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system Yadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • right Whittier Creek
BridgesMountain Ridge Trail, Siloam Road, Key Road, Waterloo Lane, Golden Acres Lane, Ararat Road, Eldora Road, Bryant Mill Road

Bull Creek is a 8.59 mi (13.82 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]

  • Bull Run
  • Bull Run Creek

Course

Bull Creek rises on the Caddle Creek divide about 2 miles north of Black Water, North Carolina. Bull Creek then flows southeast to join the Ararat River about 3 miles northeast of Pine Hill, North Carolina. [2]

Watershed

Bull Creek drains 13.92 square miles (36.1 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 358.20, and is about 43% forested. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Bull Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Whittier Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Bull Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

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