Red_Hill_Creek_(Fisher_River_tributary)
Red Hill Creek (Fisher River tributary)
Stream in North Carolina, USA
Red Hill Creek is a 4.50 mi (7.24 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Quick Facts Red Hill Creek Tributary to Fisher River, Location ...
Red Hill Creek Tributary to Fisher River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Surry |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Potters Creek divide |
• location | about 1 mile west-southwest of Raven Knob |
• coordinates | 36°27′56″N 080°51′42″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,680 ft (510 m)[2] |
Mouth | Fisher River |
• location | about 0.5 miles southeast of Blevins Store, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°26′45″N 080°48′40″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,150 ft (350 m)[2] |
Length | 4.50 mi (7.24 km)[3] |
Basin size | 2.81 square miles (7.3 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Fisher River |
• average | 4.63 cu ft/s (0.131 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 | Maranon Way, Rattler Ridge Trail, Haystack Road, Red Hill Creek Road, Fisher Valley Road |
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Red Hill Creek rises on the Potters Creek divide about 1 mile west-southwest of Raven Knob. Red Hill Creek then flows south and then curves northeast to join the Fisher River about 0.5 miles southeast of Blevins Store, North Carolina.[2]
Red Hill Creek drains 2.81 square miles (7.3 km2) of area, receives about 49.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 315.14, and is about 82% forested.[4]
- "GNIS Detail - Red Hill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- "Red Hill Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- "Red Hill Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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