Potecasi Creek is a 41.28 mi (66.43 km) long 4th order tributary to the Meherrin River in Hertford County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Catawhisky Creek
  • Meherrin Creek

Course

Potecasi Creek begins at the confluence of Ramsey Creek and Wiccacanee Swamp in Northampton County, North Carolina about 2 miles east of Jackson, and then flows easterly into Hertford County to join the Meherrin River at Parkers Ferry.[3]

Watershed

Potecasi Creek drains 257.42 square miles (666.7 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 592.69, and is about 29% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Potecasi Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Potecasi Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potecasi_Creek
No tags for this post.