Henry Fork is a 39.78 mi (64.02 km) long 4th order tributary to South Fork Catawba River in Burke and Catawba Counties, North Carolina.
| Henry Fork Tributary to South Fork Catawba River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Henry Fork mouth  Henry Fork (South Fork Catawba River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Catawba Burke |
| City | Hickory |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Henry Fork and Catawba River |
| • location | about 0.25 miles southeast of Propst Mountain |
| • coordinates | 35°36′48″N 081°45′09″W / 35.61333°N 81.75250°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,750 ft (840 m)[2] |
| Mouth | South Fork Catawba River |
• location | about 3 miles southwest of Startown, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°38′09″N 081°18′30″W / 35.63583°N 81.30833°W[1] |
• elevation | 798 ft (243 m)[2] |
| Length | 39.78 mi (64.02 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 114.53 square miles (296.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | South Fork Catawba River |
| • average | 181.79 cu ft/s (5.148 m3/s) at mouth with South Fork Catawba River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northeast then southeast |
| River system | Catawba River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Hipp Creek Stacy Creek Laurel Creek Cub Creek Tims Creek Longview Creek Geitner Branch Borger Branch Muddy Creek |
| • right | He Creek Ivy Creek Rock Creek Abes Creek |
| Waterbodies | unnamed reservoir |
| Bridges | Watershed Road (x3), Rich Mountain Road, Bobs Knob Road, Enola Road, Old NC 18, River Road (x3), NC 18, Mountain Springs Mountain Road, Warrick Chapel Road, Miller Bridge Road, Johnson Bridge Road, Henry River Road, Old Shelby Road, S Center Street, Brookton Blvd., Sandy Ford Road, US 321 |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Henrixy River
- Henrys River
Course
editHenry Fork rises about 0.25 miles southeast of Propst Mountain in Burke County, North Carolina. Henry Fork then flows northeast into Catawba County then southeast to form South Fork Catawba River with Jacob Fork about 3 miles southwest of Startown.[2]
Watershed
editHenry Fork drains 114.53 square miles (296.6 km2) of area, receives about 51.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 310.54 and is about 65% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Henry Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Henry Fork Topo Map, Catawba County NC (Hickory Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Henry Fork Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2019.