Pheasant Creek (Fisher River tributary)
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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 / 36.31028°N 80.74222°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 / 36.28083°N 80.69833°WCoordinates: 36°16′51″N 080°41′54″W / 36.28083°N 80.69833°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 |
Pheasant Creek is a 3.91 mi (6.29 km) long 1st order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Course
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]
Watershed
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Pheasant Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c "Pheasant Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 October 2020.