| Potecasi Creek Tributary to Meherrin River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Potecasi Creek mouthShow map of North Carolina Potecasi Creek (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Hertford Northampton |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Ramsey Creek and Wiccacanee Swamp |
| • location | about 2 miles east of Jackson, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°23′26″N 077°20′47″W / 36.39056°N 77.34639°W / 36.39056; -77.34639 |
| • elevation | 65 ft (20 m) |
| Mouth | Meherrin River |
| • location | Parkers Ferry on Meherrin River |
| • coordinates | 36°26′11″N 076°57′24″W / 36.43639°N 76.95667°W / 36.43639; -76.95667 |
| • elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 41.28 mi (66.43 km) |
| Basin size | 41.28 square miles (106.9 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Meherrin River |
| • average | 263.69 cu ft/s (7.467 m/s) at mouth with Meherrin River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Meherrin River → Chowan River → Albemarle Sound |
| River system | Chowan River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Wildcat Swamp Paddys Delight Creek Panther Swamp Old Tree Swamp Bells Branch |
| • right | Urabaw Swamp Cutawhiskie Creek Mill Branch |
| Bridges | Creeksville Road, NC 35, US 258, Benthall Bridge Road, NC 11, US 158 |
Potecasi Creek is a 41.28 mi (66.43 km) long 4th order tributary to the Meherrin River in Hertford County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Catawhisky Creek
- Meherrin Creek
Course
Potecasi Creek begins at the confluence of Ramsey Creek and Wiccacanee Swamp in Northampton County, North Carolina about 2 miles east of Jackson, and then flows easterly into Hertford County to join the Meherrin River at Parkers Ferry.
Watershed
Potecasi Creek drains 257.42 square miles (666.7 km) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 592.69, and is about 29% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Potecasi Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Potecasi Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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