Gully Creek (Fisher River tributary)


Gully Creek is a 3.24 mi (5.21 km) long 1st order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Gully Creek
Tributary to Fisher River
Map of Gully Creek mouth location
Map of Gully Creek mouth location
Location of Gully Creek mouth
Map of Gully Creek mouth location
Map of Gully Creek mouth location
Gully Creek (Fisher River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
Virginia
CountySurry (NC)
Grayson (VA)
Physical characteristics
SourceWest Fork Chestnut Creek divide
 • locationspring 0.5 miles south of Low Gap, Virginia
 • coordinates36°33′42″N 080°53′54″W / 36.56167°N 80.89833°W / 36.56167; -80.89833[1]
 • elevation2,492 ft (760 m)[2]
MouthFisher River
 • location
about 0.25 miles north of Lowgap, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°31′55″N 080°51′57″W / 36.53194°N 80.86583°W / 36.53194; -80.86583[1]
 • elevation
1.358 ft (0.414 m)[2]
Length3.24 mi (5.21 km)[3]
Basin size2.37 square miles (6.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationFisher River
 • average4.30 cu ft/s (0.122 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionFisher RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesW Pine Street (NC 89), Lumber Plant Road

Course

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Gully Creek rises in a spring on the divide of West Fork Chestnut Creek about 0.5 miles south of Low Gap, Virginia. From the spring at the stateline of Virginia, Gully Creek then flows south into Surry County, North Carolina and then southeast to join the Fisher River about 0.5 miles north of Lowgap.[2]

Watershed

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Gully Creek drains 2.37 square miles (6.1 km2) of area, receives about 49.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 272.01, and is about 67% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Gully Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Lowgap Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Gully Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2020.