Roaring Fork | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Fisher River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Roaring Fork mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Roaring Fork mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Surry Alleghany |
Length: | 5.84miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Fisher River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 21.99cuft/s at mouth with Fisher River[2] |
Source1: | Ramey Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 2 miles south-southwest of High Point Spur |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.5214°N -80.9256°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 2730feet[4] |
Mouth: | Fisher River |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile south of Lowgap, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.5047°N -80.8556°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 1258feet |
Progression: | Fisher River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Yadkin River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | Ramey Creek |
Bridges: | Fishers Peak View, Carson Creek Road (x2), Ramey Creek Road (x2), Warrior Mountain Lane |
Roaring Fork is a 5.84miles long 3rd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Roaring Fork rises on the divide of Ramey Creek about 2 miles south-southwest of High point Spur. Roaring Fork then flows generally southeast to join the Fisher River about 1 mile south of Lowgap, North Carolina.[4]
Roaring Fork drains of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 272.01, and is about 74% forested.[2]