Endicott Creek (Fisher River tributary)
Endicott Creek Tributary to Fisher River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Surry |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Christian Creek divide |
• location | about 1.5 miles northwest of Racoon Mountain |
• coordinates | 36°29′36″N 080°52′15″W / 36.49333°N 80.87083°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,675 ft (511 m)[2] |
Mouth | Fisher River |
• location | about 1 mile east of Raven Knob |
• coordinates | 36°28′14″N 080°49′59″W / 36.47056°N 80.83306°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,195 ft (364 m)[2] |
Length | 3.60 mi (5.79 km)[3] |
Basin size | 3.28 square miles (8.5 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Fisher River |
• average | 5.15 cu ft/s (0.146 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 | Little Endicott Creek |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Waterbodies | Raven Knob Lake |
Bridges | Scout Valley Trail (x2), Blevins Store Road |
Endicott Creek is a 3.60 mi (5.79 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Endicott Branch
Course
[edit]Endicott Creek rises on the Christian Creek divide about 1.5 miles northwest of Racoon (sic) Mountain. Endicott Creek then flows southeast to join the Fisher River about 1 mile east of Raven Knob.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Endicott Creek drains 3.28 square miles (8.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 269.21, and is about 94% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Endicott Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Endicott Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Endicott Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.