Great Coharie Creek (Black River tributary)

Great Coharie Creek
Tributary to Black River
Great Coharie Creek (Black River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Great Coharie Creek (Black River tributary)
Location of Great Coharie Creek mouth
Great Coharie Creek (Black River tributary) is located in the United States
Great Coharie Creek (Black River tributary)
Great Coharie Creek (Black River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySampson
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Great Coharie Creek and Sevenmile Swamp
 • locationabout 1 mile north of Timothy, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°14′31″N 078°27′42″W / 35.24194°N 78.46167°W / 35.24194; -78.46167[1]
 • elevation200 ft (61 m)[2]
MouthBlack River
 • location
about 3 miles southeast of Ingold, North Carolina
 • coordinates
34°47′23″N 078°18′45″W / 34.78972°N 78.31250°W / 34.78972; -78.31250[1]
 • elevation
36 ft (11 m)[2]
Length48.88 mi (78.66 km)[3]
Basin size379.27 square miles (982.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBlack River
 • average406.60 cu ft/s (11.514 m3/s) at mouth with Black River[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south
River systemBlack River
Tributaries 
 • leftBeaverdam Swamp
Kill Swamp
Ward Swamp
Beaverdam Swamp
Meetinghouse Branch
Williams Old Mill Branch
Rocky Marsh Creek
Mill Creek
 • rightSevenmile Swamp
Merkle Swamp
Old Mill Swamp
Marsh Swamp
White Oak Swamp
Turkey Branch
Little Coharie Creek
Bills Swamp
Turtle Branch
WaterbodiesWarrens Pond
BridgesEasy Street, Oak Grove Church Road, Old Crow Road, Warren Mill Road, US 13, McLamb Road, Rosin Hill Road, Roanoke Road, Keener Road, US 421, Five Bridge Road, Roseboro Highway (NC 24), Boykin Bridge Road, Ebenezer Forest Road, Wright Bridge Road, US 701, Lisbon Bridge Road

Great Coharie Creek is a 48.88 mi (78.66 km) long 5th order tributary to the Black River in Sampson County, North Carolina.

Variant names

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

  • Cohary Swamp

Course

Great Coharie Creek rises on the Sevenmile Creek divide in northern Sampson County and then flows south to form the Black River with Six Runs Creek (Six Run Creek) about 3 miles southeast of Ingold.[2]

Watershed

Great Coharie Creek drains 379.27 square miles (982.3 km2) of area, receives about 49.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 571.73 and is about 14% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Great Coharie Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Great Coharie Creek Topo Map, Sampson County NC (Ingold Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Great Coharie Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 October 2019.


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