Little Fisher River Explained

Little Fisher River
Name Other:Tributary to Fisher River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Little Fisher River mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Little Fisher River mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Surry
Length:16.78miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Fisher River
Discharge1 Avg:56.45cuft/s at mouth with Fisher River[2]
Source1:south side of the Blue Ridge escarpment
Source1 Location:about 0.5 miles southwest of Fisher Peak
Source1 Coordinates:36.5542°N -80.8292°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:2610feet[4]
Mouth:Fisher River
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles northeast of New Hope, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:36.4217°N -80.7011°W
Mouth Elevation:1010feet
Progression:Fisher RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Yadkin River
Tributaries Left:Auberry Creek
Ross Creek
Tributaries Right:Ring Creek
Beaverdam Creek
Hatchers Creek
Bridges:Old Lowgap Road, Sutphin Trail, Round Peak Church Road, Twin Rocks Lane, Bryant Road, Richards Road, I-77, NC 89, Laurel Spring Church Road, Haystack Road, Red Brush Road

Little Fisher River is a 16.78miles long 4th order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]

Course

Little Fisher River rises on the south side of the Blue Ridge Escarpment about 0.5 miles southwest of Fisher Peak. Little Fisher River then flows generally south to join the Fisher River about 0.5 miles southwest of New Hope, North Carolina.[4]

Watershed

Little Fisher River drains of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 336.03, and is about 56% 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: Little Fisher River Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 23 September 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Little Fisher River . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 23 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Little Fisher River Topo Map in Surry . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 23 September 2020 . en.