Giles Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Haw River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Giles Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Giles Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Rockingham |
Length: | 2.08miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Haw River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 3.69cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2] |
Source1: | divide between Giles Creek and Country Line Creek (Dan River) |
Source1 Location: | pond about 3 miles east of Williamsburg, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.2856°N -79.5575°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 760feet[4] |
Mouth: | Haw River |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles south of Williamsburg, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.2636°N -79.5831°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 636feet |
Progression: | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Haw River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | NC 87, Gilliam Road |
Giles Creek is a 2.08miles long 1st order tributary to the Haw River, in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
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.[4]
Giles Creek drains of area, receives about 46.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 432.03 and is about 37% forested.[2]