Fisher River Tributary to Yadkin River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina Virginia |
Counties | Surry (NC) Grayson (VA) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Fisher River and New River |
• location | about 1 mile east of Low Gap, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°34′13″N080°52′03″W / 36.57028°N 80.86750°W [1] |
• elevation | 2,640 ft (800 m) [2] |
Mouth | Yadkin River |
• location | Crutchfield, North Carolina [3] |
• coordinates | 36°16′02″N080°41′33″W / 36.26722°N 80.69250°W Coordinates: 36°16′02″N080°41′33″W / 36.26722°N 80.69250°W [1] |
• elevation | 840 ft (260 m) [2] |
Length | 43.0 mi (69.2 km) [4] |
Basin size | 164.27 square miles (425.5 km2) |
Discharge | |
• location | Yadkin River |
• average | 238.53 cu ft/s (6.754 m3/s) at mouth with Yadkin River [5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally south |
River system | Yadkin River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Camp Branch Sage Creek Little Fisher River Cooks Creek Horns Creek Beaver Creek Little Beaver Creek Dunagan Creek Davenport Creek |
• right | Gully Creek Roaring Fork Endicott Creek Red Hill Creek Flat Branch Burris Creek Cody Creek Bear Creek Pheasant Creek |
The Fisher River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in northwestern North Carolina in the United States, also draining a very small portion of southwestern Virginia. [6] Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Big Fishers River," "Fish River" and "Fishe River." [7]
The Fisher River rises in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the southeastern extremity of Grayson County, Virginia, but flows for nearly all of its length in Surry County, North Carolina, initially southeastwardly. Near Dobson, it collects the short Little Fisher River [8] and turns southward to its confluence with the Yadkin River, about 3 mi (5 km) north-northeast of Boonville. [6]
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The Mitchell River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in northwestern North Carolina in the United States. Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Mitchells River," "Mitchels River," and "Mountain Creek."
The Roaring River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in northwestern North Carolina in the United States. Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Roaring Creek." The river's name comes from its headwaters in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where it flows through a series of small waterfalls.
The Reddies River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in northwestern North Carolina in the United States. Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Reddis River."
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Caddle Creek is a 4.02 mi (6.47 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Gully Creek is a 3.24 mi (5.21 km) long 1st order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Burris Creek is a 4.14 mi (6.66 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Little Fisher River is a 16.78 mi (27.00 km) 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.
Horns Creek is a 1.73 mi (2.78 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Little Beaver Creek is a 4.16 mi (6.69 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Cody Creek is a 6.80 mi (10.94 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Elkin Creek is a 3.91 mi (6.29 km) long 4th order tributary to the Yadkin River in Surry and Wilkes Counties, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
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