Long Branch (Elkin Creek Tributary)
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Long Branch (Elkin Creek Tributary)
Long Branch is a long 1st order tributary to Elkin Creek in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Course Long Branch rises in Benham, North Carolina and then flows southeasterly to join Elkin Creek Elkin Creek is a long 4th order tributary to the Yadkin River in Surry and Wilkes Counties, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has ... at about 0.5 miles north of Pleasant Hill, North Carolina. Watershed Long Branch drains of area, receives about 50.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 348.51, and is about 42% forested. References Rivers of North Carolina Bodies of water of Wilkes County, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-river-stub ...
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Elkin Creek
Elkin Creek is a long 4th order tributary to the Yadkin River in Surry and Wilkes Counties, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: *Big Elkin Creek *Elkin River Course Elkin Creek rises about 1 mile east-southeast of Roaring Gap in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Elkin Creek then flows southeast into Surry County to join the Yadkin River The Yadkin River is one of the longest rivers in North Carolina, flowing . It rises in the northwestern portion of the state near the Blue Ridge Parkway's Thunder Hill Overlook. Several parts of the river are impounded by dams for water, p ... at Elkin. Watershed Elkin Creek drains of area, receives about 49.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 348.98, and is about 49% forested. References Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Surry County, North Carolina Rivers of W ...
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North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and South Carolina to the south, and Tennessee to the west. In the 2020 census, the state had a population of 10,439,388. Raleigh is the state's capital and Charlotte is its largest city. The Charlotte metropolitan area, with a population of 2,595,027 in 2020, is the most-populous metropolitan area in North Carolina, the 21st-most populous in the United States, and the largest banking center in the nation after New York City. The Raleigh-Durham-Cary combined statistical area is the second-largest metropolitan area in the state and 32nd-most populous in the United States, with a population of 2,043,867 in 2020, and is home to the largest research park in the United States, Research Triangle Park. The earliest evidence of human occupation i ...
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Wilkes County, North Carolina
Wilkes County is a county located in the US state of North Carolina. It is a part of the state's western mountain region. As of the 2020 census the population was 65,969, in 2010 the census listed the population at 69,340. Its county seat is Wilkesboro, and its largest town is North Wilkesboro. Wilkes County comprises the North Wilkesboro, NC, Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The county was formed from parts of Surry County and Washington District (now Washington County, Tennessee) on April 20, 1778, by an act of the North Carolina General Assembly of 1778. The first session of the county court was held in John Brown's house near what is today Brown's Ford. The act creating the county became effective on February 15, 1778, and the county celebrates its anniversary on February 15. Wilkes County was named for the English political radical John Wilkes, who lost his position as Lord Mayor of the City of London due to his support for the colonists during the American Revol ...
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Little Elkin Creek
Little Elkin Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the Yadkin River in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Variant names According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: *Little Elkin River Course Little Elkin Creek rises about 0.25 miles northeast of Austin, North Carolina and then flows southeasterly to join the Yadkin River at about 1 mile west of Elkin, North Carolina Elkin is a town in Surry and Wilkes counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, along the Yadkin River. Elkin shares its name with the surrounding township of Elkin Township. The population was 4,083 at the 2020 census. Geography Elkin is .... Watershed Little Elkin Creek drains of area, receives about 50.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 355.54, and is about 47% forested. References Rivers of North Carolina Bodies of water of Wilkes County, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-river-stub ...
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Pleasant Hill, Wilkes County, North Carolina
Pleasant Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,109 at the 2000 census. Geography Pleasant Hill is located at (36.254562, -80.880078). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km), of which 3.6 square miles (9.3 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (0.55%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,109 people, 481 households, and 353 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 522 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.19% White, 0.09% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population. There were 481 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples li ...
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Yadkin River
The Yadkin River is one of the longest rivers in North Carolina, flowing . It rises in the northwestern portion of the state near the Blue Ridge Parkway's Thunder Hill Overlook. Several parts of the river are impounded by dams for water, power, and flood control. The river becomes the Pee Dee River at the confluence of the Uwharrie River south of the community of Badin and east of the town of Albemarle. The river then flows into South Carolina near Cheraw, which is at the Fall Line. The entirety of the Yadkin River and the Great Pee Dee River is part of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Etymology The meaning of the word Yadkin, derived from ''Yattken'', or ''Yattkin'', a Siouan Indian word, is unknown. In Siouan terminology it may mean "big tree" or "place of big trees." Alternate names include: :Adkin River :Atkin River :Big Yadkin River :Reatkin River :Sapona River :Yatkin River Yadkin County, North Carolina, and its county seat, the town of Yadkinville, are named af ...
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Rivers Of North Carolina
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of North Carolina. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries alphabetically indented under each larger stream's name. Atlantic Ocean * North Landing River ** Northwest River * North River * Pasquotank River * Little River * Perquimans River * Yeopim River * Chowan River ** Wiccacon River ** Meherrin River *** Potecasi Creek *** Worrell Mill Swamp ****Hares Branch ** Blackwater River ** Nottoway River * Cashie River Roanoke River * Roanoke River ** Dan River *** Aarons Creek **** Crooked Fork *** Hyco River **** Castle Creek **** Storys Creek **** Powells Creek **** Ghent Creek **** Cane Creek **** Sargents Creek **** Hyco Creek ***** Cobbs Creek ***** Kilgore Creek ***** Coneys Creek ***** Panther Branch ***** Lynch Creek ***** Negro Creek **** South Hyco Creek ***** Little Duck Creek ***** Richland Creek ***** Cub Creek ***** Double Creek ***** Sugartree Creek *** Smith ...
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