Whittier Creek is a long 2nd
order tributary to
Bull Creek 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
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, it has also been known historically as:
*Whittaker Creek
Course
Whittier Creek rises about 2 miles south of
Ash Hill, North Carolina
Ash Hill is an unincorporated community in the Eldora Township of Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The community is generally on the opposite side of the Ararat River
The Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in south ...
, in Surry County and then flows south and east to join Bull Creek at
Blackwater.
Watershed
Whittier Creek drains of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 372.49, and is about 37% 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 Surry County, North Carolina
Rivers of North Carolina
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