Dunagan Creek

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Dunagan Creek
Tributary to Fisher River
Map of Dunagan Creek mouth location
Map of Dunagan Creek mouth location
Location of Dunagan Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
CityStony Knoll
Physical characteristics
SourceWest Double Creek divide
 • locationStony Knoll, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°18′28″N 080°40′13″W / 36.30778°N 80.67028°W / 36.30778; -80.67028[1]
 • elevation1,098 ft (335 m)[2]
MouthFisher River
 • location
about 1.5 miles southwest of Stony Knoll, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°17′30″N 080°41′48″W / 36.29167°N 80.69667°W / 36.29167; -80.69667Coordinates: 36°17′30″N 080°41′48″W / 36.29167°N 80.69667°W / 36.29167; -80.69667[1]
 • elevation
875 ft (267 m)[2]
Length2.04 mi (3.28 km)[3]
Basin size1.13 square miles (2.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationFisher River
 • average1.71 cu ft/s (0.048 m3/s) at mouth with Fisher River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionFisher RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBuck Fork Road

Dunagan Creek is a 2.04 mi (3.28 km) long 1st order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course[]

Dunagan Creek rises at Stony Knoll, North Carolina. Dunagan Creek then flows southwest to join the Fisher River about 1.5 miles southwest of Stony Knoll.[2]

Watershed[]

Dunagan Creek drains 1.13 square miles (2.9 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 320.76, and is about 65% forested.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Dunagan Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Cody Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Dunagan Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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