Bull Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Ararat River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bull Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Bull Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Surry |
Length: | 8.59miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Ararat River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 19.65cuft/s at mouth with Ararat River[2] |
Source1: | Caddle Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 2 miles north of Black Water, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.4181°N -80.6314°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1360feet[4] |
Mouth: | Ararat River |
Mouth Location: | about 3 miles northeast of Pine Hill, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.3681°N -80.5425°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 875feet |
Progression: | Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Yadkin River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | Whittier Creek |
Bridges: | Mountain Ridge Trail, Siloam Road, Key Road, Waterloo Lane, Golden Acres Lane, Ararat Road, Eldora Road, Bryant Mill Road |
Bull Creek is a 8.59miles long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
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.[4]
Bull Creek drains of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 358.20, and is about 43% forested.[2]