| Little Beaver Creek Tributary to Fisher River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Little Beaver Creek mouth  Little Beaver Creek (Fisher River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Beaver Creek divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles north of Level Cross, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°21′52″N 080°38′04″W / 36.36444°N 80.63444°W [1] |
| • elevation | 1,140 ft (350 m) [2] |
| Mouth | Fisher River [3] |
• location | about 2 miles northeast of Fairview, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°20′19″N 080°41′01″W / 36.33861°N 80.68361°W [1] |
• elevation | 918 ft (280 m) [3] |
| Length | 4.16 mi (6.69 km) [4] |
| Basin size | 3.88 square miles (10.0 km2) [5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Fisher River |
| • average | 5.77 cu ft/s (0.163 m3/s) at mouth with Fisher River [5] |
| 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 | Pratt Road, Copeland School Road, Simpson Mill Road, NC 268 |
Little Beaver Creek is a 4.16 mi (6.69 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Course
Little Beaver Creek rises about 1.5 miles north of Level Cross, North Carolina. Little Beaver Creek then flows southwest to join the Fisher River about 2 miles northeast of Fairview, North Carolina. [3]
Watershed
Little Beaver Creek drains 3.88 square miles (10.0 km2) of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 398.06, and is about 26% forested. [5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Beaver Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Beaver Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Little Beaver 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 "Little Beaver Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 September 2020.