Wilkinson Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Haw River |
Image Alt: | Wilkinson Creek through low brush |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Wilkinson Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Wilkinson Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Chatham |
Length: | 7.77miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Haw River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 11.34cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2] |
Source1: | divide between Wilkinson Creek and Neville Creek |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile east of Terrells Mountain |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.8564°N -79.1517°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 580feet[4] |
Mouth: | Haw River |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile northwest of Bynum, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.7825°N -79.1628°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 320feet |
Progression: | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Haw River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Wilkinson Creek Lane, Gilmore Road, Lamont Norwood Road, Tobacco Road, Manns Chapel Road, Andrews Store Road, Hamlets Chapel Road |
Wilkinson Creek is a 7.77miles long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Wilkinson Creek rises about 1 mile east of Terrells Mountain in Chatham County and then flows south to the Haw River upstream of Bynum.[4]
Wilkinson Creek drains of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 392.39 and is about 77% forested.[2]