Little Beaver Creek (Fisher River tributary)

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Little Beaver Creek
Tributary to Fisher River
Map of Little Beaver Creek mouth location
Map of Little Beaver Creek mouth location
Location of Little Beaver Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourceBeaver Creek divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles north of Level Cross, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°21′52″N 080°38′04″W / 36.36444°N 80.63444°W / 36.36444; -80.63444[1]
 • elevation1,140 ft (350 m)[2]
MouthFisher River[3]
 • location
about 2 miles northeast of Fairview, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°20′19″N 080°41′01″W / 36.33861°N 80.68361°W / 36.33861; -80.68361Coordinates: 36°20′19″N 080°41′01″W / 36.33861°N 80.68361°W / 36.33861; -80.68361[1]
 • elevation
918 ft (280 m)[3]
Length4.16 mi (6.69 km)[4]
Basin size3.88 square miles (10.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationFisher River
 • average5.77 cu ft/s (0.163 m3/s) at mouth with Fisher River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionFisher River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPratt Road, Copeland School Road, Simpson Mill Road, NC 268

Little Beaver Creek is a 4.16 mi (6.69 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course[]

Little Beaver Creek rises about 1.5 miles north of Level Cross, North Carolina. Little Beaver Creek then flows southwest to join the Fisher River about 2 miles northeast of Fairview, North Carolina.[3]

Watershed[]

Little Beaver Creek drains 3.88 square miles (10.0 km2) of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 398.06, and is about 26% forested.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Beaver Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Beaver Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Little Beaver Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Little Beaver Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

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