Bennetts Creek

Stream in North Carolina, past Gatesville

No current status shown

No current status is assigned to this water outline. Check the water page for reports and any estimated downstream stretches. Why this status, and its source

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

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About this status

No current status shown: no report we track sets a status on this water now; how statuses work. No status does not mean the water is safe. Follow posted signs and local health advice.

Sources checked: NC DEQ Fish Kills and Algal Blooms public reports (Fish_Kill_Algal_Bloom_Public_View) (last successful check 2026-11-04 06:57 UTC). Status by DirtyWaterWatch, updated 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC. · Updated Nov 5, 2026, 1:27 AM EST

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Plum: algal bloom advisory. Red or amber with a light line inside: beach advisory or caution. Dotted: monthly report (days with discharge, dates not given). Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.

No discharge, advisory or caution periods are shown for this water in this time span. Check downstream stretches and source coverage.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

Historical charts are not available here. See the reports and sources on this page.

Reports linked to Bennetts Creek

Cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) can make water unfit for contact; the issuing authority decides when its advisory ends.

Reports linked to Bennetts Creek, newest first
When	Report	Status
Aug 24 ’20, 10:19 AM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map	reported

Sources: NC DEQ Fish Kills and Algal Blooms public reports (Fish_Kill_Algal_Bloom_Public_View), retrieved 2026-11-04 06:57 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in North Carolina by year: 2020 (1 here)

Wastewater outlets on this water

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.

Boat launches

Bennetts Creek Town Park, Gatesville · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)

Source: OpenBoatLaunch launch records (public agency data and OpenStreetMap, Open Database License). · Bennetts Creek on OpenBoatLaunch

Nearby waters

Chowan River, NC No current status shown about 15 km away
Chinkapin Swamp, NC No current status shownSource update overdue about 22 km away
Bennett Mill Pond, NC No current status shown about 25 km away
Mill Creek, NC No current status shown about 27 km away
Jennies Gut, NC No current status shown about 29 km away

Sources covering this water

NC DEQ Fish Kills and Algal Blooms public reports (Fish_Kill_Algal_Bloom_Public_View) · Latest check succeeded · Last successful check: 2026-11-04 06:57 UTC

1 record linked to this water. Updated Nov 5, 2026, 1:27 AM EST.