Terrells Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Haw River, left bank |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Terrells Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Terrells Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | Counties |
Subdivision Name3: | Chatham Orange |
Length: | 7.44miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Haw River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 19.4cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2] |
Source1: | divide between Terrell Creek and Collins Creek |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile southeast of White Cross, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.9072°N -79.1803°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 580feet[4] |
Mouth: | Haw River |
Mouth Location: | about 4 miles northwest of Bynum, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.8214°N -79.1903°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 357feet |
Progression: | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Haw River |
Tributaries Left: | Meadow Branch Crow Creek |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Old Greensboro Road, Crawford Dairy Road, River Road |
Terrells Creek is a 7.44miles long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River, left bank in Chatham County, North Carolina.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Terrells Creek rises about 1 mile southeast of White Cross, North Carolina in Orange County and then flows south into Chatham County to the Haw River about 4 miles upstream of Bynum.[4]
Terrells Creek drains of area, receives about 47.6 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 402.62 and is about 77% forested.[2]