| Red Hill Creek Tributary to Fisher River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Red Hill Creek mouth  Red Hill Creek (Fisher River tributary) (the United States) | |
| 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°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
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Red Hill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- 1 2 3 "Red Hill Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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