| Reedy Fork | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Haw River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Reedy Fork mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Reedy Fork mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Alamance Guilford Forsyth |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Kernersville |
| Length: | 43.3miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Haw River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 255.75cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2] |
| Source1: | divide between Reedy Fork and Kerners Mill Creek |
| Source1 Location: | Kernersville, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 36.1219°N -80.0686°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 955feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Haw River |
| Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles east of Ossipee, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 36.1689°N -79.5°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 578feet |
| Progression: | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Haw River |
| Tributaries Left: | Beaver Creek Long Branch Squirrel Creek Smith Branch Rocky Branch Katie Branch |
| Tributaries Right: | Moores Creek Brush Creek Horsepen Creek Richland Creek Buffalo Creek |
| Waterbodies: | Lake Brandt Lake Townsend Hardys Mill Pond |
| Bridges: | Gralin Road, Pleasant View Trail, Cross Creek Road, North Bunker Hill Road, NC 68, Alcorn Road, Bunch Road, I-73, Bunch Road, US 220, BUr-Mill Club Road, Lake Brandt Road, North Church Street, Yanceyville Road, Lake Townsend Road, US 29, Reedy Fork Parkway, McLeansville Road, Friendship Church Road, High Rock Road, NC 61, Old NC 87, NC 87 |
Reedy Fork is a 43.7miles long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Reedy Fork rises in Forsyth County on the divide between Reedy Fork and Kerners Mill Creek. Reedy Fork then flows east into and through Guilford County to meet the Haw River in Alamance County about 0.5 miles east of Ossipee.[4]
| Name, Bank | Watershed Area in Square Miles (km2)[5] | Average Discharge | Stream Length | Mouth Coordinates[6] | Mouth Elevation | Source Coordinates | Source Elevation[7] | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Creek, right bank | 137.07cuft/s | 8.31miles | 36.1742°N -79.6014°W | 618feet | 36.1278°N -79.6622°W | 660feet | Buffalo Creek, a 4th order tributary, begins at the confluence of North and South Buffalo Creeks about 2 miles north of McLeansville, North Carolina. The creek then flows north east to meet Reedy Fork about 6 miles south of Osceola, North Carolina. Buffalo Creek contributes 53.6% of the average water discharge for Reedy Fork. | ||
| Katie Branch, left bank | 1.95cuft/s | 2.13miles | 36.1764°N -79.6319°W | 640feet | 36.2056°N -79.6397°W | 780feet | Katie Branch, a 1st order tributary, rises about 2 miles east of Monticello, North Carolina on the Rocky Branch divide. The branch then flows south to meet Reedy Fork about 5 miles south of Monticello. Katie Branch is the smallest named tributary on Reedy Fork by discharge and length. | ||
| Rocky Branch, left bank | 2.91cuft/s | 2.45miles | 36.18°N -79.6486°W | 650feet | 36.2156°N -79.6539°W | 805feet | Rocky Branch, a 1st order tributary, rises about 1 mile east of Monticello, North Carolina on the Candy Creek divide. The branch then flows south to meet Reedy Fork about 4 miles southeast of Monticello. | ||
| Smith Branch, left bank | 3.44cuft/s | 2.62miles | 36.1819°N -79.6728°W | 662feet | 36.215°N -79.6642°W | 820feet | Smith Branch, a 2nd order tributary, rises about 0.25 miles southeast of Monticello, North Carolina on the Benaja Creek divide. The branch then flows south to meet Reedy Fork about 5 miles south of Monticello. | ||
| Squirrel Creek, left bank | 6.81cuft/s | 4.42miles | 36.1894°N -79.7458°W | 717feet | 36.2111°N -79.8006°W | 814feet | Squirrel Creek, a 2nd order tributary, rises about 5 miles west of Browns Summit, North Carolina on the Mears Fork divide. The creek then flows south then east to meet Reedy Fork within Lake Townsend. | ||
| Richland Creek, right bank | 9.47cuft/s | 5.29miles | 36.1664°N -79.7831°W | 717feet | 36.1203°N -79.8339°W | 850feet | Richland Creek, a 3rd order tributary, rises at Jaycee Park in Greensboro, North Carolina on the Buffalo Creek divide. The creek then flows north then northeast through Richland Lake to meet Reedy Fork within Lake Townsend. | ||
| Long Branch, left bank | 5.14cuft/s | 2.8miles | 36.1767°N -79.7944°W | 717feet | 36.2056°N -79.8317°W | 830feet | Long Branch, a 2nd order tributary, rises in Hillsdale, North Carolina on the Mears Fork divide. The branch then flows southeast to meet Reedy Fork within Lake Townsend. | ||
| Horsepen Creek, right bank | 21.67cuft/s | 8.87miles | 36.1703°N -79.84°W | 743feet | 36.0814°N -79.9289°W | 865feet | Horsepen Creek, a 3rd order tributary, rises at the Piedmont Triad International Airport on the East Fork Deep River divide. The creek then flows northeast to meet Reedy Fork within Lake Brandt. | ||
| Brush Creek, right bank | 12.82cuft/s | 8.15miles | 36.1717°N -79.8772°W | 743feet | 36.1214°N -79.9628°W | 910feet | Brush Creek, a 2nd order tributary, rises about 0.5 miles northwest of Piedmont Triad International Airport on the Deep River divide. The creek then flows northeast through Lake Higgins to meet Reedy Fork within Lake Brandt. | ||
| Moores Creek, right bank | 5.26cuft/s | 5.12miles | 36.1789°N -79.9044°W | 751feet | 36.13°N -79.9603°W | 915feet | Moores Creek, 1st order tributary, rises in a pond about 1 mile north of Piedmont Triad International Airport on the Brush Creek divide. The creek then flows northeast meet Reedy Fork about 1.5 miles south of Summerfield, North Carolina. | ||
| Beaver Creek, left bank | 7.78cuft/s | 6.16miles | 36.1689°N -79.9569°W | 781feet | 36.1372°N -80.0481°W | 978feet | Beaver Creek, a 2nd order tributary, rises about 0.25 miles northeast of Kernersville, North Carolina in Forsyth County on the East Belews Creek divide. Beaver Creek then flows northeast to meet Reedy Fork about 3 miles east-northeast of Oak Ridge, North Carolina. |
Reedy Fork drains of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 429.86 and is about 31% forested.[2]