West Fork Deep River is a 12.76 mi (20.54 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Guilford County, North Carolina. This stream along the East Fork Deep River forms the Deep River.
| West Fork Deep River Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of West Fork Deep River mouth  West Fork Deep River (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Guilford Forsyth |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Reedy Fork divide |
| • location | Kernersville, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°06′42″N 080°03′42″W / 36.11167°N 80.06167°W[1] |
| • elevation | 950 ft (290 m)[2] |
| Mouth | East Fork Deep River |
• location | High Point Lake |
• coordinates | 35°59′51″N 079°57′36″W / 35.99750°N 79.96000°W[1] |
• elevation | 757 ft (231 m)[2] |
| Length | 12.76 mi (20.54 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 39.71 square miles (102.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 42.73 cu ft/s (1.210 m3/s) at mouth with East Fork Deep River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Hiatt Branch Boulding Branch |
| Bridges | Industrial Park Drive, Kernersville Medical Parkway, I-40, Twin Creek Road, S Bunker Hill Road, Sandy Ridge Road, Johnson Street, Skeet Club Road, NC 68, Deep River Road, Penny Road |
Course
editWest Fork Deep River rises in Kernersville, North Carolina in Forsyth County and then flows southeast into Guilford County to join East Fork Deep River forming the Deep River within High Point Lake.[2]
Watershed
editWest Fork Deep River drains 39.71 square miles (102.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 433.75 and is about 22% forested.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - West Fork Deep River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "West Fork Deep River Topo Map in Guilford". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "West Fork Deep River Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2020.