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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Horns Creek
Tributary to Fisher River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourceBeaver Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles s south of Stott Knob
 • coordinates36°23′58″N 080°35′11″W / 36.39944°N 80.58639°W / 36.39944; -80.58639
 • elevation1,258 ft (383 m)
MouthFisher River
 • locationabout 0.25 miles west of Turkey Ford, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°27′07″N 080°40′29″W / 36.45194°N 80.67472°W / 36.45194; -80.67472
 • elevation978 ft (298 m)
Length1.73 mi (2.78 km)
Basin size1.08 square miles (2.8 km)
Discharge 
 • locationFisher River
 • average1.72 cu ft/s (0.049 m/s) at mouth with Fisher River
Basin features
ProgressionFisher RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPony Lane (x2), Turner Mountain Road, Turkey Ford Road

Horns Creek is a 1.73 mi (2.78 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

Horns Creek rises 0.5 miles south of Stotts Knob. Horns Creek then flows southeast to join the Fisher River about 0.25 miles west of Turkey Ford, North Carolina.

Watershed

Horns Creek drains 1.08 square miles (2.8 km) of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 301.57, and is about 66% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Horns Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Cooks Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Horns Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

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