Beaver Creek
Tributary to Fisher River
Map of Beaver Creek mouth location
Map of Beaver Creek mouth location
Location of Beaver Creek mouth
Map of Beaver Creek mouth location
Map of Beaver Creek mouth location
Beaver Creek (Fisher River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourceBull Creek divide
  locationabout 1 mile northwest of Black Water, North Carolina
  coordinates36°24′30″N 080°38′00″W / 36.40833°N 80.63333°W / 36.40833; -80.63333[1]
  elevation1,340 ft (410 m)[2]
MouthFisher River
  location
about 2 miles south-southwest of Turkey Ford, North Carolina
  coordinates
36°21′41″N 080°40′31″W / 36.36139°N 80.67528°W / 36.36139; -80.67528[1]
  elevation
938 ft (286 m)[2]
Length5.51 mi (8.87 km)[3]
Basin size5.86 square miles (15.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationFisher River
  average8.75 cu ft/s (0.248 m3/s) at mouth with Fisher River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionFisher RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCrotts Road, Johnson Road, Turkey Ford Road, Simpson Mill Road

Beaver Creek is a 5.51 mi (8.87 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

Beaver Creek rises about 1 mile northwest of Black Water, North Carolina. Beaver Creek then flows southwest to join the Fisher River about 2 miles south-southwest of Turkey Ford, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Beaver Creek drains 5.86 square miles (15.2 km2) of area, receives about 48.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 342.00, and is about 52% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Beaver Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Beaver Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Beaver Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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