| Henry Fork | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to South Fork Catawba River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Henry Fork mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Catawba Burke |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Hickory |
| Length: | 39.78miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | South Fork Catawba River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 181.79cuft/s at mouth with South Fork Catawba River[2] |
| Source1: | divide between Henry Fork and Catawba River |
| Source1 Location: | about 0.25 miles southeast of Propst Mountain |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.6133°N -81.7525°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 2750feet[4] |
| Mouth: | South Fork Catawba River |
| Mouth Location: | about 3 miles southwest of Startown, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.6358°N -81.3083°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 798feet |
| Progression: | northeast then southeast |
| River System: | Catawba River |
| Tributaries Left: | Hipp Creek Stacy Creek Laurel Creek Cub Creek Tims Creek Longview Creek Geitner Branch Borger Branch Muddy Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | He Creek Ivy Creek Rock Creek Abes Creek |
| Waterbodies: | unnamed reservoir |
| Bridges: | Watershed Road (x3), Rich Mountain Road, Bobs Knob Road, Enola Road, Old NC 18, River Road (x3), NC 18, Mountain Springs Mountain Road, Warrick Chapel Road, Miller Bridge Road, Johnson Bridge Road, Henry River Road, Old Shelby Road, S Center Street, Brookton Blvd., Sandy Ford Road, US 321 |
Henry Fork is a 39.78miles long 4th order tributary to South Fork Catawba River in Burke and Catawba Counties, North Carolina.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Henry Fork rises about 0.25 miles southeast of Propst Mountain in Burke County, North Carolina. Henry Fork then flows northeast into Catawba County then southeast to form South Fork Catawba River with Jacob Fork about 3 miles southwest of Startown.[4]
Henry Fork drains of area, receives about 51.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 310.54 and is about 65% forested.[2]