Bull Creek is a long
2nd order tributary to the
Ararat River
The Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States.DeLorme (2001). ''North Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. Via the Yadkin it is part of th ...
in
Surry County, North Carolina
Surry County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 71,359. Its county seat is Dobson, and its largest city is Mount Airy.
Surry county comprises the Mount Airy, NC Micropolitan St ...
.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories, Antarctica, and the associated states of ...
, it has also been known historically as:
*Bull Run
*Bull Run Creek
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
The Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States.DeLorme (2001). ''North Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. Via the Yadkin it is part of th ...
about 3 miles northeast of
Pine Hill, North Carolina
Pine Hill is an unincorporated community in the Eldora Township of Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The community is centered on the intersection of Eldora Road/Quaker Church Road and North Carolina Highway 268
North Carolina High ...
.
Watershed
Bull Creek drains of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 358.20, and is about 43% forested.
See also
*
List of 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 Rive ...
References
Rivers of North Carolina
Rivers of Surry County, North Carolina
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