Cooks Creek (Fisher River tributary) explained

Cooks 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 Cooks Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Cooks Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Surry
Length:4.87miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Fisher River
Discharge1 Avg:11.99cuft/s at mouth with Fisher River[2]
Source1:Stewarts Creek divide
Source1 Location:pond about 0.5 miles northwest of Red Brush, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:36.4808°N -80.7028°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1310feet[4]
Mouth:Fisher River
Mouth Location:about 1 mile northeast of New Hope, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:36.4225°N -80.6947°W
Mouth Elevation:1005feet
Progression:Fisher RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Yadkin River
Tributaries Left:Jackson Creek
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:I-74, Saddle Estates Lane, Red Brush Road, Rosebush Trail, White Buffalo Road

Cooks Creek is a 4.87miles long 3rd order tributary of Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

Cooks Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles northwest of Red Brush, North Carolina. Cooks Creek then flows south to join Fisher River about 1 mile north of New Hope, North Carolina.[4]

Watershed

Cooks Creek drains of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 349.66, and is about 39% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 23 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Cooks Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 23 September 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Cooks Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 23 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Cooks Creek Topo Map in Surry . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 23 September 2020 . en.