Harris Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Valley River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Harris Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Harris Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Cherokee |
Length: | 2.04miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Valley River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 4.87cuft/s at mouth with Valley River[2] |
Source1: | Junaluska Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 2 miles southeast of Rhodo, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.2025°N -83.7336°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 3540feet[4] |
Mouth: | Valley River |
Mouth Location: | about 0.25 miles southwest of Rhodo, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.2172°N -83.7547°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 2082feet |
Progression: | Valley River → Hiawassee River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River System: | Hiawassee River |
Tributaries Left: | Granny Squirrel Branch |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | US 19-US 129 |
Harris Creek is a 2.04miles long 2nd order tributary to the Valley River in Cherokee County, North Carolina.
Harris Creek rises on the Junaluska Creek divide in Cherokee County and flows northwest to join Valley River about 0.25 miles southwest of Rhodo, North Carolina.[4]
Harris Creek drains of area, receives about 68.6 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 217.91 and is about 91% forested.[2]