Squirrel Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Reedy Fork |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Squirrel Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Squirrel Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Guilford |
Length: | 4.42miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Reedy Fork |
Discharge1 Avg: | 6.81cuft/s at mouth with Reedy Fork[2] |
Source1: | divide between Squirrel Creek and Mears Fork |
Source1 Location: | about 5 miles west of Browns Summit, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.2111°N -79.8006°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 814feet[4] |
Mouth: | Reedy Fork |
Mouth Location: | Lake Townsend |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.2111°N -79.8006°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 717feet |
Progression: | Reedy Fork → Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Haw River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Waterbodies: | Lake Townsend |
Bridges: | N Church Street, Yanceyville Road, Doggett Road |
Squirrel Creek is a 4.42miles long 2nd order tributary to Reedy Fork in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Squirrel Creek rises on the Mears Fork divide about 5 miles west of Browns Summit, North Carolina in Guilford County. Squirrel Creek then flows south and then turns east to drain into Lake Townsend, where it meets Reedy Fork.[4]
Squirrel Creek drains of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 432.80 and is about 49% forested.[2]