Potecasi Creek

Potecasi Creek
Tributary to Meherrin River
Map of Potecasi Creek mouth location
Map of Potecasi Creek mouth location
Location of Potecasi Creek mouth
Map of Potecasi Creek mouth location
Map of Potecasi Creek mouth location
Potecasi Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHertford
Northampton
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Ramsey Creek and Wiccacanee Swamp
 • locationabout 2 miles east of Jackson, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°23′26″N 077°20′47″W / 36.39056°N 77.34639°W / 36.39056; -77.34639[1]
 • elevation65 ft (20 m)[2]
MouthMeherrin River
 • location
Parkers Ferry on Meherrin River
 • coordinates
36°26′11″N 076°57′24″W / 36.43639°N 76.95667°W / 36.43639; -76.95667[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[3]
Length41.28 mi (66.43 km)[4]
Basin size41.28 square miles (106.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationMeherrin River
 • average263.69 cu ft/s (7.467 m3/s) at mouth with Meherrin River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionMeherrin River → Chowan River → Albemarle Sound[4]
River systemChowan River
Tributaries 
 • leftWildcat Swamp
Paddys Delight Creek
Panther Swamp
Old Tree Swamp
Bells Branch
 • rightUrabaw Swamp
Cutawhiskie Creek
Mill Branch
BridgesCreeksville Road, NC 35, US 258, Benthall Bridge Road, NC 11, US 158

Potecasi Creek is a 41.28 mi (66.43 km) 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.[1]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Catawhisky Creek
  • Meherrin Creek

Course

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.[3]

Watershed

Potecasi Creek drains 257.42 square miles (666.7 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 592.69, and is about 29% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Potecasi Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Potecasi Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

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