Great Coharie Creek (Black River tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Great Coharie Creek
Show map of North Carolina Show map of the United States Location of Great Coharie Creek mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Black River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Sampson
Physical characteristics
Main source	divide between Great Coharie Creek and Sevenmile Swamp about 1 mile north of Timothy, North Carolina 200 ft (61 m) 35°14′31″N 078°27′42″W / 35.24194°N 78.46167°W / 35.24194; -78.46167
River mouth	Black River about 3 miles southeast of Ingold, North Carolina 36 ft (11 m) 34°47′23″N 078°18′45″W / 34.78972°N 78.31250°W / 34.78972; -78.31250
Length	48.88 mi (78.66 km)
Basin features
Progression	generally south
River system	Black River
Basin size	379.27 square miles (982.3 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Beaverdam Swamp Kill Swamp Ward Swamp Beaverdam Swamp Meetinghouse Branch Williams Old Mill Branch Rocky Marsh Creek Mill Creek Right: Sevenmile Swamp Merkle Swamp Old Mill Swamp Marsh Swamp White Oak Swamp Turkey Branch Little Coharie Creek Bills Swamp Turtle Branch
Waterbodies	Warrens Pond
Bridges	Easy Street, Oak Grove Church Road, Old Crow Road, Warren Mill Road, US 13, McLamb Road, Rosin Hill Road, Roanoke Road, Keener Road, US 421, Five Bridge Road, Roseboro Highway (NC 24), Boykin Bridge Road, Ebenezer Forest Road, Wright Bridge Road, US 701, Lisbon Bridge Road

Great Coharie Creek is a 48.88 mi (78.66 km) long 5th order tributary to the Black River in Sampson County, North Carolina.

Variant names

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

• Cohary Swamp

Course

Great Coharie Creek rises on the Sevenmile Creek divide in northern Sampson County and then flows south to form the Black River with Six Runs Creek (Six Run Creek) about 3 miles southeast of Ingold.

Watershed

Great Coharie Creek drains 379.27 square miles (982.3 km²) of area, receives about 49.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 571.73 and is about 14% forested.