Six Run Creek is a tributary of the
Black River, that is long,
in southeastern
North Carolina in the
United States.
It rises in northeastern
Sampson County
Sampson County is the largest county, by land area, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 59,036. Its county seat is Clinton.
History
Sampson County was established in April 1784 following the American ...
, approximately north of
Clinton
Clinton is an English toponymic surname, indicating one's ancestors came from English places called Glympton or Glinton.Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. Oxford University Press, 1988 Clinton has frequently been used as a given ...
and flows generally south. In southern Sampson County, approximately south of Clinton, it joins
Great Coharie Creek to form the
Black River.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
*Six Runs Creek
See also
*
List of North Carolina rivers
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 Riv ...
References
Rivers of North Carolina
Rivers of Sampson County, North Carolina
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