Six Run Creek facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Six Run Creek
Show map of North Carolina Show map of the United States Location of Six Run Creek mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Black River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Sampson
Physical characteristics
Main source	divide between Six Run Creek and Great Coharie Creek and Goshen Swamp about 2 miles east of Hobbton, North Carolina 180 ft (55 m) 35°10′11″N 078°16′48″W / 35.16972°N 78.28000°W / 35.16972; -78.28000
River mouth	Black River about 3 miles southeast of Ingold, North Carolina 36 ft (11 m) 34°47′21″N 078°18′45″W / 34.78917°N 78.31250°W / 34.78917; -78.31250
Length	46.84 mi (75.38 km)
Basin features
Progression	south then southwest
River system	Black River
Basin size	274.23 square miles (710.3 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Kings Branch Mill Swamp Tenmile Swamp Turkey Creek Mill Run Stewarts Creek Quewhiffle Creek Robinson Mill Branch Spearmans Mill Creek Right: Hoe Swamp Gilmore Swamp Beaverdam Swamp Rowan Branch Bull Branch Crane Creek Mathis Mill Branch Gaddy Branch Tarkill Branch
Bridges	Casey Road, E Darden Road, Faison Highway, Pine Ridge Road, Old Warsaw Road, Turkey Highway, Rowan Road, Needmore Road, River Road, Taylors Bridge Highway, Moores Bridge Highway, W Magnolia-Lisbon Road

Six Run Creek is a tributary of the Black River, that is 46.84 mi (75.38 km) long, in southeastern North Carolina in the United States.

It rises in northeastern Sampson County, approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of Clinton and flows generally south. In southern Sampson County, approximately 10 miles (16 km) 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