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Davenport Creek (Fisher River tributary)

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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Davenport Creek
Tributary to Fisher River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourceDunagan Creek divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles south of Stony Knoll, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°17′29″N 080°40′28″W / 36.29139°N 80.67444°W / 36.29139; -80.67444
 • elevation1,058 ft (322 m)
MouthFisher River
 • locationabout 1.5 miles east-northeast of Crutchfield, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°16′27″N 080°41′37″W / 36.27417°N 80.69361°W / 36.27417; -80.69361
 • elevation838 ft (255 m)
Length1.95 mi (3.14 km)
Basin size1.17 square miles (3.0 km)
Discharge 
 • locationFisher River
 • average1.76 cu ft/s (0.050 m/s) at mouth with Fisher River
Basin features
ProgressionFisher RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBuck Fork Road

Davenport Creek is a 1.95 mi (3.14 km) long 1st order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

Davenport Creek rises about 1.5 miles south of Stony Knoll, North Carolina. Davenport Creek then flows southwest to join the Fisher River about 1.5 miles east-northeast of Crutchfield, North Carolina.

Watershed

Davenport Creek drains 1.17 square miles (3.0 km) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 345.68, and is about 44% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Davenport Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Pheasant Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Davenport Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

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