Six Run Creek Explained

Six Run Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Black River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Six Run Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Sampson
Length:46.84miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Black River
Discharge1 Avg:293.77cuft/s at mouth with Black River[2]
Source1:divide between Six Run Creek and Great Coharie Creek and Goshen Swamp
Source1 Location:about 2 miles east of Hobbton, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:35.1697°N -78.28°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:180feet[4]
Mouth:Black River
Mouth Location:about 3 miles southeast of Ingold, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:34.7892°N -78.3125°W
Mouth Elevation:36feet
Progression:south then southwest
River System:Black River
Tributaries Left:Kings Branch
Mill Swamp
Tenmile Swamp
Turkey Creek
Mill Run
Stewarts Creek
Quewhiffle Creek
Robinson Mill Branch
Spearmans Mill Creek
Tributaries Right:Hoe Swamp
Gilmore Swamp
Beaverdam Swamp
Rowan Branch
Bull Branch
Crane Creek
Mathis Mill Branch
Gaddy Branch
Tarkill Branch
Bridges:Casey Road, E Darden Road, Faison Highway, Pine Ridge Road, Old Warsaw Road, Turkey Highway, Rowan Road, Needmore Road, River Road, Taylors Bridge Highway, Moores Bridge Highway, W Magnolia-Lisbon Road

Six Run Creek is a tributary of the Black River, that is 46.84miles long,[1] located in Sampson County, North Carolina.

It rises in northeastern Sampson County, approximately north of Clinton and flows generally south. In southern Sampson County, approximately south of Clinton, it joins Great Coharie Creek to form the Black River.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 15 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Six Runs Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 15 October 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Six Runs Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 15 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Six Runs Creek Topo Map, Sampson County NC (Ingold Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 15 October 2019 . en.