Potecasi Creek

Potecasi Creek Tributary to Meherrin River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Hertford Northampton
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of Ramsey Creek and Wiccacanee Swamp
• location	about 2 miles east of Jackson, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°23′26″N 077°20′47″W[1]
• elevation	65 ft (20 m)[2]
Mouth	Meherrin River
• location	Parkers Ferry on Meherrin River
• coordinates	36°26′11″N 076°57′24″W[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[3]
Length	41.28 mi (66.43 km)[4]
Basin size	41.28 square miles (106.9 km^2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Meherrin River
• average	263.69 cu ft/s (7.467 m^3/s) at mouth with Meherrin River[5]
Basin features
Progression	Meherrin River → Chowan River → Albemarle Sound[4]
River system	Chowan River
Tributaries
• left	Wildcat Swamp Paddys Delight Creek Panther Swamp Old Tree Swamp Bells Branch
• right	Urabaw Swamp Cutawhiskie Creek Mill Branch
Bridges	Creeksville 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

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References

1. "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. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
5. "Potecasi Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.