Horns 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 Horns Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Horns Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Surry |
Length: | 1.73miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Fisher River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 1.72cuft/s at mouth with Fisher River[2] |
Source1: | Beaver Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles s south of Stott Knob |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.3994°N -80.5864°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1258feet[4] |
Mouth: | Fisher River |
Mouth Location: | about 0.25 miles west of Turkey Ford, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.4519°N -80.6747°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 978feet |
Progression: | Fisher River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Yadkin River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Pony Lane (x2), Turner Mountain Road, Turkey Ford Road |
Horns Creek is a 1.73miles long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Horns Creek rises 0.5 miles south of Stotts Knob. Horns Creek then flows southeast to join the Fisher River about 0.25 miles west of Turkey Ford, North Carolina.[4]
Horns Creek drains of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 301.57, and is about 66% forested.[2]