Pheasant_Creek_(Fisher_River_tributary)
Pheasant Creek (Fisher River tributary)
Stream in North Carolina, USA
This article is about the Pheasant Creek in North Carolina. For other streams named "Pheasant Creek", see Pheasant Creek (disambiguation).
Pheasant Creek is a 3.91 mi (6.29 km) long 1st order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Quick Facts Pheasant Creek Tributary to Fisher River, Location ...
Pheasant Creek Tributary to Fisher River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Surry |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Snow Creek divide |
• location | about 1 mile northeast of Little Richmond, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°18′37″N 080°44′32″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,080 ft (330 m)[2] |
Mouth | Fisher River |
• location | about 1 mile northeast of Crutchfield, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°16′51″N 080°41′54″W[1] |
• elevation | 855 ft (261 m)[2] |
Length | 3.91 mi (6.29 km)[3] |
Basin size | 2.98 square miles (7.7 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Fisher River |
• average | 4.49 cu ft/s (0.127 m3/s) at mouth with Fisher River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Fisher River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Yadkin River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Gilliam Road, Still Water Lane, US 601, Chandler Road |
Close
Pheasant Creek rises about 1 mile northeast of Little Richmond, North Carolina. Pheasant Creek then flows southeast to join the Fisher River about 1 mile northeast of Crutchfield, North Carolina.[2]
Pheasant Creek drains 2.98 square miles (7.7 km2) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 375.98, and is about 45% forested.[4]
- "GNIS Detail - Pheasant Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Pheasant Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Pheasant Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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