Beaver Creek is a 5.51 mi (8.87 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
| Beaver Creek Tributary to Fisher River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Beaver Creek mouth  Beaver Creek (Fisher River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bull Creek divide |
| • location | about 1 mile northwest of Black Water, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°24′30″N 80°38′00″W / 36.40833°N 80.63333°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,340 ft (410 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Fisher River |
• location | about 2 miles south-southwest of Turkey Ford, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°21′41″N 80°40′31″W / 36.36139°N 80.67528°W[1] |
• elevation | 938 ft (286 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.51 mi (8.87 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 5.86 square miles (15.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Fisher River |
| • average | 8.75 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 | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Crotts Road, Johnson Road, Turkey Ford Road, Simpson Mill Road |
Course
editBeaver 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
editBeaver 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Beaver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ^ a b c "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 "Beaver Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 September 2020.