Beaver Creek (Reedy Fork tributary) explained

Beaver Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Reedy Fork
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 Beavr Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Guilford
Forsyth
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Kernersville
Length:6.16miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Reedy Fork
Discharge1 Avg:7.78cuft/s at mouth with Reedy Fork[2]
Source1:divide between Beaver Creek, East Belews Creek, and Haw River
Source1 Location:about 0.25 miles northeast of Kernersville, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:36.1372°N -80.0481°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:978feet[4]
Mouth:Reedy Fork
Mouth Location:about 3 miles east-southeast of Oak Ridge, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:36.1689°N -79.9581°W
Mouth Elevation:781feet
Progression:Reedy ForkHaw RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River System:Haw River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Eden Bridge Drive, Eden Terrace Drive, Beeson Road, Willard Road, NC 68

Beaver Creek is a 6.16miles long 2nd order tributary to Reedy Fork, in Guilford County, North Carolina.

Course

Beaver Creek rises in Forsyth County on the divide between Beaver Creek and East Belews Creek (Dan River). Beaver Creek then flows northeast into Guilford County to meet the Haw River about 3 miles east-southeast of Oak Ridge, North Carolina.[4]

Watershed

Beaver Creek drains of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 409.13 and is about 35% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 10 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Beaver Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 10 October 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Beaver Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 10 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Reedy Fork Topo Map, Guilford County NC (Ossipee Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 10 October 2019 . en.