Red Hill Creek (Fisher River tributary)
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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 / 36.46556°N 80.86167°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 / 36.44583°N 80.81111°WCoordinates: 36°26′45″N 080°48′40″W / 36.44583°N 80.81111°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 |
Red Hill Creek is a 4.50 mi (7.24 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Course
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]
Watershed
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Red Hill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c "Red Hill Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.