Cooks Creek (Fisher River tributary)

Cooks Creek is a 4.87 mi (7.84 km) long 3rd order tributary of Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Cooks Creek
Tributary to Fisher River
Map of Cooks Creek mouth location
Map of Cooks Creek mouth location
Location of Cooks Creek mouth
Map of Cooks Creek mouth location
Map of Cooks Creek mouth location
Cooks Creek (Fisher River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourceStewarts Creek divide
  locationpond about 0.5 miles northwest of Red Brush, North Carolina
  coordinates36°28′51″N 080°42′10″W[1]
  elevation1,310 ft (400 m)[2]
MouthFisher River
  location
about 1 mile northeast of New Hope, North Carolina
  coordinates
36°25′21″N 080°41′41″W[1]
  elevation
1,005 ft (306 m)[2]
Length4.87 mi (7.84 km)[3]
Basin size8.17 square miles (21.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationFisher River
  average11.99 cu ft/s (0.340 m3/s) at mouth with Fisher River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionFisher RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
  leftJackson Creek
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesI-74, Saddle Estates Lane, Red Brush Road, Rosebush Trail, White Buffalo Road

Course

Cooks Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles northwest of Red Brush, North Carolina. Cooks Creek then flows south to join Fisher River about 1 mile north of New Hope, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Cooks Creek drains 8.17 square miles (21.2 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 349.66, and is about 39% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Cooks Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. "Cooks Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. "Cooks Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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