Roaring Fork Tributary to Fisher River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County |
Surry Alleghany |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Ramey Creek divide |
• location | about 2 miles south-southwest of High Point Spur |
• coordinates | 36°31′17″N 080°55′32″W / 36.52139°N 80.92556°W [1] |
• elevation | 2,730 ft (830 m) [2] |
Mouth | Fisher River |
• location | about 1 mile south of Lowgap, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°30′17″N 080°51′20″W / 36.50472°N 80.85556°W [1] |
• elevation | 1,258 ft (383 m) [2] |
Length | 5.84 mi (9.40 km) [3] |
Basin size | 13.09 square miles (33.9 km2) [4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Fisher River |
• average | 21.99 cu ft/s (0.623 m3/s) at mouth with Fisher River [4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Fisher River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Yadkin River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Ramey Creek |
Bridges | Fishers Peak View, Carson Creek Road (x2), Ramey Creek Road (x2), Warrior Mountain Lane |
Roaring Fork is a 5.84 mi (9.40 km) long 3rd
order tributary to the
Fisher River in
Surry County, North Carolina.
Roaring Fork rises on the divide of Ramey Creek about 2 miles south-southwest of High point Spur. Roaring Fork then flows generally southeast to join the Fisher River about 1 mile south of Lowgap, North Carolina. [2]
Roaring Fork drains 13.09 square miles (33.9 km2) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 272.01, and is about 74% forested. [4]
Roaring Fork Tributary to Fisher River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County |
Surry Alleghany |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Ramey Creek divide |
• location | about 2 miles south-southwest of High Point Spur |
• coordinates | 36°31′17″N 080°55′32″W / 36.52139°N 80.92556°W [1] |
• elevation | 2,730 ft (830 m) [2] |
Mouth | Fisher River |
• location | about 1 mile south of Lowgap, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°30′17″N 080°51′20″W / 36.50472°N 80.85556°W [1] |
• elevation | 1,258 ft (383 m) [2] |
Length | 5.84 mi (9.40 km) [3] |
Basin size | 13.09 square miles (33.9 km2) [4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Fisher River |
• average | 21.99 cu ft/s (0.623 m3/s) at mouth with Fisher River [4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Fisher River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Yadkin River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Ramey Creek |
Bridges | Fishers Peak View, Carson Creek Road (x2), Ramey Creek Road (x2), Warrior Mountain Lane |
Roaring Fork is a 5.84 mi (9.40 km) long 3rd
order tributary to the
Fisher River in
Surry County, North Carolina.
Roaring Fork rises on the divide of Ramey Creek about 2 miles south-southwest of High point Spur. Roaring Fork then flows generally southeast to join the Fisher River about 1 mile south of Lowgap, North Carolina. [2]
Roaring Fork drains 13.09 square miles (33.9 km2) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 272.01, and is about 74% forested. [4]