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Red Hill Creek (Fisher River tributary)

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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Red Hill Creek
Tributary to Fisher River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourcePotters Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mile west-southwest of Raven Knob
 • coordinates36°27′56″N 080°51′42″W / 36.46556°N 80.86167°W / 36.46556; -80.86167
 • elevation1,680 ft (510 m)
MouthFisher River
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southeast of Blevins Store, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°26′45″N 080°48′40″W / 36.44583°N 80.81111°W / 36.44583; -80.81111
 • elevation1,150 ft (350 m)
Length4.50 mi (7.24 km)
Basin size2.81 square miles (7.3 km)
Discharge 
 • locationFisher River
 • average4.63 cu ft/s (0.131 m/s) at mouth with Fisher River
Basin features
ProgressionFisher River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMaranon Way, Rattler Ridge Trail, Haystack Road, Red Hill Creek Road, Fisher Valley Road


Red Hill Creek is a 4.50 mi (7.24 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

Red Hill Creek rises on the Potters Creek divide about 1 mile west-southwest of Raven Knob. Red Hill Creek then flows south and then curves northeast to join the Fisher River about 0.5 miles southeast of Blevins Store, North Carolina.

Watershed

Red Hill Creek drains 2.81 square miles (7.3 km) of area, receives about 49.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 315.14, and is about 82% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Red Hill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Red Hill Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Red Hill Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

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