Beaver 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 Beaver Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Beaver Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Surry |
Length: | 5.51miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Fisher River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 8.75cuft/s at mouth with Fisher River[2] |
Source1: | Bull Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile northwest of Black Water, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.4083°N -80.6333°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1340feet[4] |
Mouth: | Fisher River |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles south-southwest of Turkey Ford, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.3614°N -80.6753°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 938feet |
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: | Crotts Road, Johnson Road, Turkey Ford Road, Simpson Mill Road |
Beaver Creek is a 5.51miles long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Beaver Creek rises about 1 mile northwest of Black Water, North Carolina. Beaver Creek then flows southwest to join the Fisher River about 2 miles south-southwest of Turkey Ford, North Carolina.[4]
Beaver Creek drains of area, receives about 48.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 342.00, and is about 52% forested.[2]