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Bull Creek (Ararat River tributary)

Coordinates: 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
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourceCaddle Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles north of Black Water, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°25′05″N 080°37′53″W / 36.41806°N 80.63139°W / 36.41806; -80.63139[1]
 • elevation1,360 ft (410 m)[2]
MouthArarat 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 
 • locationArarat River
 • average19.65 cu ft/s (0.556 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightWhittier 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

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

  • Bull Run
  • Bull Run Creek

Course

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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

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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

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References

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  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.