Giles Creek (Haw River tributary)
Appearance
Giles Creek Tributary to Haw River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Rockingham |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Giles Creek and Country Line Creek (Dan River) |
• location | pond about 3 miles east of Williamsburg, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°17′08″N 079°33′27″W / 36.28556°N 79.55750°W[1] |
• elevation | 760 ft (230 m)[2] |
Mouth | Haw River |
• location | about 2 miles south of Williamsburg, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°15′49″N 079°34′59″W / 36.26361°N 79.58306°W[1] |
• elevation | 636 ft (194 m)[2] |
Length | 2.08 mi (3.35 km)[3] |
Basin size | 2.88 square miles (7.5 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Haw River |
• average | 3.69 cu ft/s (0.104 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Haw River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | NC 87, Gilliam Road |
Giles Creek is a 2.08 mi (3.35 km) long 1st order tributary to the Haw River, in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Giles Creek rises in Rockingham County, North Carolina on the divide between Giles Creek and Country Line Creek. Giles Creek then flows southwest to meet the Haw River about 2 miles south of Williamsburg, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Giles Creek drains 2.88 square miles (7.5 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 432.03 and is about 37% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Giles Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Giles Creek Topo Map, Rockingham County NC (Williamsburg Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Giles Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2019.