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| {{short description|Stream in North Carolina, USA}}
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| {{Infobox river
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| | name = Terrells Creek
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| | name_native =
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| | name_native_lang =
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| | name_other = Tributary to Haw River, right bank
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| | name_etymology =
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| <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP -->
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| | image =
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| | image_caption =
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| | map =
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| | map_size = 300
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| | map_caption =
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| | pushpin_map = USA North Carolina#USA
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| | pushpin_map_size = 300
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| | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Terrells Creek mouth
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| <!---------------------- LOCATION -->
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| | subdivision_type1 = Country
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| | subdivision_name1 = [[United States]]
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| | subdivision_type2 = State
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| | subdivision_name2 = [[North Carolina]]
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| | subdivision_type3 = Counties
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| | subdivision_name3 = [[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham]]
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| | subdivision_type4 =
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| <!---------------------- PHYSICALCHARACTERISTICS -->
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| | length = {{convert|12.47|mi|km|abbr=on}}<ref name="geoviewer">{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=30 September 2019}}</ref>
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| | width_min =
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| | width_avg =
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| | depth_min =
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| | depth_avg =
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| | depth_max =
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| | discharge1_location = Haw River
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| | discharge1_min =
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| | discharge1_avg = {{convert|34.85|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Haw River<ref name="watershed">{{cite web |title=Terrells Creek Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=8897350 |website=Waters Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |accessdate=30 September 2019}}</ref>
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| <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES -->
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| | source1 = divide between Terrell Creek and Varnell Creek (Rocky River)
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| | source1_location = pond about 0.25 miles north of [[Silk Hope, North Carolina]]
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| | source1_coordinates = {{coord|35|47|07|N|079|22|11|W|display=inline}}<ref name="GNIS">{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Terrells Creek |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:995941,Terrells%20Creek |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |accessdate=30 September 2019}}</ref>
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| | source1_elevation = {{convert|610|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="TCTopozone">{{cite web |title=Terrells Creek Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Bynum Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/north-carolina/chatham-nc/stream/terrells-creek-2/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |accessdate=30 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
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| | mouth = [[Haw River]]
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| | mouth_location = about 1 mile north of Terrells, North Carolina
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| | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|35|49|59|N|079|22|11|W|display=inline,title}}<ref name="GNIS"/>
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| | mouth_elevation = {{convert|374|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="TCTopozone"/>
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| | progression = east-northeast
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| | river_system = [[Haw River]]
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| | basin_size = {{convert|29.13|sqmi}}<ref name="watershed"/>
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| | basin_population =
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| | tributaries_left = Johnson Branch<br />Cattail Creek
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| | tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries
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| | waterbodies =
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| | bridges = Silk Hope Lindley Mill Road, White Smith Road, Castle Rock Farm Road, NC 87, Mt. Olive Church Road
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| '''Terrells Creek''' is a {{convert|12.47|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 3rd order tributary to the [[Haw River]], right bank in [[Chatham County, North Carolina]]. | | '''Terrells Creek''' is a {{convert|12.47|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 3rd order tributary to the [[Haw River]], right bank in [[Chatham County, North Carolina]]. |
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| ==Course== | | ==Course== |
| Terrells Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles north of [[Silk Hope, North Carolina]] in Chatham County and then flows east-northeast to the [[Haw River]] about 1 mile north of Terrells.<ref name="TCTopozone"/> | | Terrells Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles north of [[Silk Hope, North Carolina]] in Chatham County and then flows east-northeast to the [[Haw River]] about 1 mile north of Terrells.<ref name="TCTopozone"/> |
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| ==Watershed== | | ==Watershed== |
| Terrells Creek drains {{convert|29.13|sqmi}} of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 424.76 and is about 55% forested.<ref name="watershed"/> | | Terrells Creek drains {{convert|29.13|sqmi}} of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 424.76 and is about 55% forested.<ref name="watershed"/> |
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| | ==See also== |
| | *[[List of rivers of North Carolina]] |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| {{Reflist}} | | {{Reflist}} |
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| [[Category:Rivers of North Carolina]] | | [[Category:Rivers of North Carolina]] |
| [[Category:Bodies of water of Chatham County, North Carolina]] | | [[Category:Rivers of Chatham County, North Carolina]] |
Terrells Creek is a {{rnd/cTemplate:Rnd/b|12.47|2|1}} mi ({{rnd/cTemplate:Rnd/b|Expression error: Unexpected < operator.|(Expression error: Unexpected < operator.)|Expression error: Unexpected < operator.}} km) long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River, right bank in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
Course
Terrells Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles north of Silk Hope, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows east-northeast to the Haw River about 1 mile north of Terrells.[2]
Watershed
Terrells Creek drains Template:Convert/sqmi of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 424.76 and is about 55% forested.[3]
See also
References
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