Ellerbe Creek is a tributary of the Neuse River in North Carolina, USA.

It is part of the Neuse River Basin, and flows for more than twenty miles through North Durham.

The Ellerbe's watershed begins near Orange County north of Interstate 85, near the WDNC radio tower and Bennett Place.

[6] The Ellerbe eventually flows into Falls Lake, about a mile south of the Eno River.

[7] A watershed improvement plan was prepared by the Brown and Caldweld firm for the City of Durham in 2010.