Bear Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Fisher River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bear Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Bear Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Surry |
Length: | 3.36miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Fisher River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 4.68cuft/s at mouth with Fisher River[2] |
Source1: | Snow Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | pond about 2 miles north-northeast of Little Richmond, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.3192°N -80.7414°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1130feet[4] |
Mouth: | Fisher River |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile southwest of Stony Knoll, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.3072°N -80.6969°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 890feet |
Progression: | Fisher River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Yadkin River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | US 601 |
Bear Creek is a 3.36miles long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Bear Creek rises in a pond about 2 north-northeast of Little Richmond, North Carolina. Bear Creek then flows southeast to join the Fisher River about 1 mile southwest of Stony Knoll.[4]
Bear Creek drains of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 361.72, and is about 43% forested.[2]