Six Run Creek

Six Run Creek
Tributary to Black River
Six Run Creek is located in North Carolina
Six Run Creek
Location of Six Run Creek mouth
Six Run Creek is located in the United States
Six Run Creek
Six Run Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySampson
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Six Run Creek and Great Coharie Creek and Goshen Swamp
 • locationabout 2 miles east of Hobbton, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°10′11″N 078°16′48″W / 35.16972°N 78.28000°W / 35.16972; -78.28000[1]
 • elevation180 ft (55 m)[2]
MouthBlack River
 • location
about 3 miles southeast of Ingold, North Carolina
 • coordinates
34°47′21″N 078°18′45″W / 34.78917°N 78.31250°W / 34.78917; -78.31250[1]
 • elevation
36 ft (11 m)[2]
Length46.84 mi (75.38 km)[3]
Basin size274.23 square miles (710.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBlack River
 • average293.77 cu ft/s (8.319 m3/s) at mouth with Black River[4]
Basin features
Progressionsouth then southwest
River systemBlack River
Tributaries 
 • leftKings Branch
Mill Swamp
Tenmile Swamp
Turkey Creek
Mill Run
Stewarts Creek
Quewhiffle Creek
Robinson Mill Branch
Spearmans Mill Creek
 • rightHoe Swamp
Gilmore Swamp
Beaverdam Swamp
Rowan Branch
Bull Branch
Crane Creek
Mathis Mill Branch
Gaddy Branch
Tarkill Branch
BridgesCasey Road, E Darden Road, Faison Highway, Pine Ridge Road, Old Warsaw Road, Turkey Highway, Rowan Road, Needmore Road, River Road, Taylors Bridge Highway, Moores Bridge Highway, W Magnolia-Lisbon Road

Six Run Creek is a tributary of the Black River, that is 46.84 mi (75.38 km) long,[3] located in Sampson County, North Carolina.

It rises in northeastern Sampson County, approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of Clinton and flows generally south. In southern Sampson County, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Clinton, it joins Great Coharie Creek to form the Black River.

Variant names

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

  • Six Runs Creek

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Six Runs Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Six Runs Creek Topo Map, Sampson County NC (Ingold Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Six Runs Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 October 2019.


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