| Potecasi Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Meherrin River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Potecasi Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Potecasi Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Hertford Northampton |
| Length: | 41.28miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Meherrin River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 263.69cuft/s at mouth with Meherrin River[2] |
| Source1: | confluence of Ramsey Creek and Wiccacanee Swamp |
| Source1 Location: | about 2 miles east of Jackson, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 36.3906°N -77.3464°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 65feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Meherrin River |
| Mouth Location: | Parkers Ferry on Meherrin River |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 36.4364°N -76.9567°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0feet[5] |
| Progression: | Meherrin River → Chowan River → Albemarle Sound |
| River System: | Chowan River |
| Tributaries Left: | Wildcat Swamp Paddys Delight Creek Panther Swamp Old Tree Swamp Bells Branch |
| Tributaries Right: | Urabaw Swamp Cutawhiskie Creek Mill Branch |
| Bridges: | Creeksville Road, NC 35, US 258, Benthall Bridge Road, NC 11, US 158 |
Potecasi Creek is a 41.28miles long 4th order tributary to the Meherrin River in Hertford County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Potecasi Creek begins at the confluence of Ramsey Creek and Wiccacanee Swamp in Northampton County, North Carolina about 2 miles east of Jackson, and then flows easterly into Hertford County to join the Meherrin River at Parkers Ferry.[5]
Potecasi Creek drains of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 592.69, and is about 29% forested.[2]