Ellerbe Creek is

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of the

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. It is part of the Neuse River Basin, and flows for more than twenty miles through North

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. The Ellerbe's watershed begins near

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north of

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, near the WDNC radio tower and

Bennett Place Bennett Place is a former farm and homestead in Durham, North Carolina, which was the site of the last surrender of a major Confederate army in the American Civil War, when Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to William T. Sherman. The first meetin ...

. The creek flows through many of

's most historic and culturally significant areas, including Ninth Street, Downtown Durham, beneath

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, The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, the Museum of Life and Science, the old Durham Landfill,

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, Trinity Park, Walltown, Northgate Mall, and towards the end crosses Fishdam Road. The Ellerbe eventually flows into

Falls Lake Falls Lake is a 12,410 acre (50 km²) reservoir located in Durham, Wake, and Granville counties in North Carolina, United States. Falls Lake extends up the Neuse River to its source at the confluence of the Eno, Little, and Flat rivers. ...

, about a mile south of the

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. It has been cited as the most polluted creek in The Triangle region of North Carolina. A watershed improvement plan was prepared by the Brown and Caldweld firm for the City of Durham in 2010. Some say Ellerbe is a name derived from a Native American language, while others believe the creek is named after John Ellerby, an early settler.

External links

Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association

References

Rivers of Durham County, North Carolina Rivers of North Carolina Research Triangle Tributaries of Pamlico Sound {{NorthCarolina-river-stub

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