Bear Creek is a 3.36 mi (5.41 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
| Bear Creek Tributary to Fisher River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Bear Creek mouth  Bear Creek (Fisher River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Snow Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 2 miles north-northeast of Little Richmond, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°19′09″N 080°44′29″W / 36.31917°N 80.74139°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,130 ft (340 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Fisher River |
• location | about 1 mile southwest of Stony Knoll, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°18′26″N 080°41′49″W / 36.30722°N 80.69694°W[1] |
• elevation | 890 ft (270 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.36 mi (5.41 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.08 square miles (8.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Fisher River |
| • average | 4.68 cu ft/s (0.133 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 | US 601 |
Course
editBear Creek rises in a pond about 2 north-northeast of Little Richmond, North Carolina. Bear Creek then flows southeast to join the Fisher River about 1 mile southwest of Stony Knoll.[2]
Watershed
editBear Creek drains 3.08 square miles (8.0 km2) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 361.72, and is about 43% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bear Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cody Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Bear Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 September 2020.