Whittier Creek
Tributary to Bull Creek
Map of Whittier Creek mouth location
Map of Whittier Creek mouth location
Location of Whittier Creek mouth
Map of Whittier Creek mouth location
Map of Whittier Creek mouth location
Whittier Creek (Bull Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourceBeaver Creek divide
  locationBlackwater, North Carolina
  coordinates36°23′41″N 080°37′11″W / 36.39472°N 80.61972°W / 36.39472; -80.61972[1]
  elevation1,200 ft (370 m)[2]
Mouth 
  location
about 2 miles south of Ash Hill, North Carolina
  coordinates
36°22′37″N 080°34′34″W / 36.37694°N 80.57611°W / 36.37694; -80.57611[1]
  elevation
925 ft (282 m)[3]
Length3.85 mi (6.20 km)[4]
Basin size7.11 square miles (18.4 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationBull Creek
  average10.34 cu ft/s (0.293 m3/s) at mouth with Bull Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBull CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesKey Road, Rock Hill Church, Nurse Road

Whittier Creek is a 3.85 mi (6.20 km) long 2nd order tributary to Bull Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Variant names

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

  • Whittaker Creek

Course

Whittier Creek rises about 2 miles south of Ash Hill, North Carolina, in Surry County and then flows south and east to join Bull Creek at Blackwater.[3]

Watershed

Whittier Creek drains 7.11 square miles (18.4 km2) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 372.49, and is about 37% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Whittier Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. "GNIS Detail - Whittier Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Whittier Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 July 2021.


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