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 | |
|---|---|
  Location of Cooks Creek mouth  Cooks Creek (Fisher River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Stewarts Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 0.5 miles northwest of Red Brush, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°28′51″N 080°42′10″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,310 ft (400 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Fisher 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] |
| Length | 4.87 mi (7.84 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 8.17 square miles (21.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Fisher River |
| • average | 11.99 cu ft/s (0.340 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 | Jackson Creek |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | I-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
- "GNIS Detail - Cooks Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- "Cooks Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- "Cooks Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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