Giles Creek (Haw River tributary)
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CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRockingham
Sourcedivide between Giles Creek and Country Line Creek (Dan River)
| Giles Creek Tributary to Haw River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Giles Creek mouth  Giles Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Rockingham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Giles Creek and Country Line Creek (Dan River) |
| • location | pond about 3 miles east of Williamsburg, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°17′08″N 079°33′27″W / 36.28556°N 79.55750°W[1] |
| • elevation | 760 ft (230 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Haw River |
• location | about 2 miles south of Williamsburg, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°15′49″N 079°34′59″W / 36.26361°N 79.58306°W[1] |
• elevation | 636 ft (194 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.08 mi (3.35 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.88 square miles (7.5 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Haw River |
| • average | 3.69 cu ft/s (0.104 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | NC 87, Gilliam Road |
Giles Creek is a 2.08 mi (3.35 km) long 1st order tributary to the Haw River, in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
Giles Creek rises in Rockingham County, North Carolina on the divide between Giles Creek and Country Line Creek. Giles Creek then flows southwest to meet the Haw River about 2 miles south of Williamsburg, North Carolina.[2]