Horns Creek (Fisher River tributary)
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Horns Creek Tributary to Fisher River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Surry |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Beaver Creek divide |
• location | about 0.5 miles s south of Stott Knob |
• coordinates | 36°23′58″N 080°35′11″W / 36.39944°N 80.58639°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,258 ft (383 m)[2] |
Mouth | Fisher River |
• location | about 0.25 miles west of Turkey Ford, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°27′07″N 080°40′29″W / 36.45194°N 80.67472°WCoordinates: 36°27′07″N 080°40′29″W / 36.45194°N 80.67472°W[1] |
• elevation | 978 ft (298 m)[2] |
Length | 1.73 mi (2.78 km)[3] |
Basin size | 1.08 square miles (2.8 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Fisher River |
• average | 1.72 cu ft/s (0.049 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 | Pony Lane (x2), Turner Mountain Road, Turkey Ford Road |
Horns Creek is a 1.73 mi (2.78 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Course
Horns Creek rises 0.5 miles south of Stotts Knob. Horns Creek then flows southeast to join the Fisher River about 0.25 miles west of Turkey Ford, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Horns Creek drains 1.08 square miles (2.8 km2) of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 301.57, and is about 66% forested.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Horns Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cooks Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Horns Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 September 2020.