Fork Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Deep River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Fork Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Fork Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Randolph |
Length: | 15.46miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Deep River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 53.98cuft/s at mouth with Deep River[2] |
Source1: | Bachelor Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile northeast of Michfield, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.5906°N -79.7689°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 665feet[4] |
Mouth: | Deep River |
Mouth Location: | about 3 miles east-northeast of Jugtown, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.5178°N -79.5992°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 326feet |
Progression: | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Deep River |
Tributaries Left: | Little Creek |
Tributaries Right: | Lambert Creek Meadow Branch Reedy Creek |
Bridges: | Bachelor Creek Road, Fork Creek Mill Road, Union Grove Church Road, Erect Road, Riverside Road |
Fork Creek is a 15.46miles long 4th order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph County, North Carolina.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Fork Creek rises about 1 mile northeast of Michfield, North Carolina in Randolph County and then flows southeasterly to join the Deep River about 3 miles east-northeast of Jugtown.[4]
Fork Creek drains of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 393.07 and is about 54% forested.[2]