Bear Creek (Fisher River tributary)
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Bear 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 | pond about 2 miles north-northeast of Little Richmond, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°19′09″N 080°44′29″W / 36.31917°N 80.74139°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,130 ft (340 m)[2] |
Mouth | Fisher River |
• location | about 1 mile southwest of Stony Knoll, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°18′26″N 080°41′49″W / 36.30722°N 80.69694°WCoordinates: 36°18′26″N 080°41′49″W / 36.30722°N 80.69694°W[1] |
• elevation | 890 ft (270 m)[2] |
Length | 3.36 mi (5.41 km)[3] |
Basin size | 3.08 square miles (8.0 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Fisher River |
• average | 4.68 cu ft/s (0.133 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 | US 601 |
Bear Creek is a 3.36 mi (5.41 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Course
Bear Creek rises in a pond about 2 north-northeast of Little Richmond, North Carolina. Bear Creek then flows southeast to join the Fisher River about 1 mile southwest of Stony Knoll.[2]
Watershed
Bear Creek drains 3.08 square miles (8.0 km2) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 361.72, and is about 43% forested.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bear Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cody Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Bear Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 September 2020.