Pokeberry 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 Pokeberry Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Pokeberry Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Chatham |
Length: | 7.82miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Haw River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 15.62cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2] |
Source1: | divide between Pokeberry Creek and Morgan Creek |
Source1 Location: | about 5 miles southwest of Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.8411°N -79.1239°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 552feet[4] |
Mouth: | Haw River |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile southeast of Bynum, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.7633°N -79.1311°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 290feet |
Progression: | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Haw River |
Tributaries Left: | Ward Branch |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Great Ridge Parkway, Catulio Run, Andrews Store Road, Morris Road, US 15, Bynum Ridge Road |
Pokeberry Creek is a 7.82miles long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina. This creek is one of two streams in the United States named Pokeberry Creek. The other is in Warrick County, Indiana.
Pokeberry Creek rises about 5 miles southwest of Chapel Hill, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows southwest to the Haw River just downstream of Bynum.[4]
Pokeberry Creek drains of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 395.85 and is about 71% forested.[2]