Pokeberry Creek (Haw River tributary)

Pokeberry Creek
Tributary to Haw River
Map of Pokeberry Creek mouth location
Map of Pokeberry Creek mouth location
Location of Pokeberry Creek mouth
Map of Pokeberry Creek mouth location
Map of Pokeberry Creek mouth location
Pokeberry Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Pokeberry Creek and Morgan Creek
 • locationabout 5 miles southwest of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°50′28″N 079°07′26″W / 35.84111°N 79.12389°W / 35.84111; -79.12389[1]
 • elevation552 ft (168 m)[2]
MouthHaw River
 • location
about 1 mile southeast of Bynum, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°45′48″N 079°07′52″W / 35.76333°N 79.13111°W / 35.76333; -79.13111[1]
 • elevation
290 ft (88 m)[2]
Length7.82 mi (12.59 km)[3]
Basin size12.81 square miles (33.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHaw River
 • average15.62 cu ft/s (0.442 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionHaw RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftWard Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesGreat Ridge Parkway, Catulio Run, Andrews Store Road, Morris Road, US 15, Bynum Ridge Road

Pokeberry Creek is a 7.82 mi (12.59 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina. This creek is one of two streams in the United States named Pokeberry Creek. The other is in Warrick County, Indiana.

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Pokeberry Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Pokeberry Creek Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Bynum Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Pokeberry Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 September 2019.