Stream in North Carolina, USA
Bull CreekTributary to Ararat River
Location of Bull Creek mouth
Show map of North Carolina Bull Creek (Ararat River tributary) (the United States)
Show map of the United States Country United States State North Carolina County Surry Source Caddle Creek divide • location about 2 miles north of Black Water, North Carolina • coordinates 36°25′05″N 080°37′53″W / 36.41806°N 80.63139°W / 36.41806; -80.63139 [ 1] • elevation 1,360 ft (410 m)[ 2]
Mouth Ararat River • location
about 3 miles northeast of Pine Hill, North Carolina • coordinates
36°22′05″N 080°32′33″W / 36.36806°N 80.54250°W / 36.36806; -80.54250 [ 1] • elevation
875 ft (267 m)[ 2] Length 8.59 mi (13.82 km)[ 3] Basin size 13.92 square miles (36.1 km2 )[ 4] Discharge • location Ararat River • average 19.65 cu ft/s (0.556 m3 /s) at mouth with Ararat River [ 4]
Progression Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean River system Yadkin River Tributaries • left unnamed tributaries • right Whittier Creek Bridges Mountain Ridge Trail, Siloam Road, Key Road, Waterloo Lane, Golden Acres Lane, Ararat Road, Eldora Road, Bryant Mill Road
Bull Creek is a 8.59 mi (13.82 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina .
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System , it has also been known historically as:[ 1]
Course
Bull Creek rises on the Caddle Creek divide about 2 miles north of Black Water, North Carolina. Bull Creek then flows southeast to join the Ararat River about 3 miles northeast of Pine Hill, North Carolina .[ 2]
Watershed
Bull Creek drains 13.92 square miles (36.1 km2 ) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 358.20, and is about 43% forested.[ 4]
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