Little Fisher River is a 16.78 mi (27.00 km) long 4th order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
| Little Fisher River Tributary to Fisher River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Little Fisher River mouth  Little Fisher River (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | south side of the Blue Ridge escarpment |
| • location | about 0.5 miles southwest of Fisher Peak |
| • coordinates | 36°33′15″N 080°49′45″W / 36.55417°N 80.82917°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,610 ft (800 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Fisher River |
• location | about 0.5 miles northeast of New Hope, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°25′18″N 080°42′04″W / 36.42167°N 80.70111°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,010 ft (310 m)[2] |
| Length | 16.78 mi (27.00 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 38.35 square miles (99.3 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Fisher River |
| • average | 56.45 cu ft/s (1.598 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 | Auberry Creek Ross Creek |
| • right | Ring Creek Beaverdam Creek Hatchers Creek |
| Bridges | Old Lowgap Road, Sutphin Trail, Round Peak Church Road, Twin Rocks Lane, Bryant Road, Richards Road, I-77, NC 89, Laurel Spring Church Road, Haystack Road, Red Brush Road |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Little Fish River
- Little Fishe River
Course
editLittle Fisher River rises on the south side of the Blue Ridge Escarpment about 0.5 miles southwest of Fisher Peak. Little Fisher River then flows generally south to join the Fisher River about 0.5 miles southwest of New Hope, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
editLittle Fisher River drains 38.35 square miles (99.3 km2) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 336.03, and is about 56% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Little Fisher River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Little Fisher River Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Little Fisher River Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 September 2020.