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Beaver_Creek_(Fisher_River_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:
36°21′41″N 080°40′31″W / 36.36139°N 80.67528°W / 36.36139; -80.67528
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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
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Surry
Physical characteristics
Source Bull Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mile northwest of Black Water, North Carolina
 • coordinates 36°24′30″N 080°38′00″W / 36.40833°N 80.63333°W / 36.40833; -80.63333 [1]
 • elevation1,340 ft (410 m) [2]
Mouth Fisher 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 
 • location Fisher River
 • average8.75 cu ft/s (0.248 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 
 • 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. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Beaver Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Beaver Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

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