Dunagan Creek
Dunagan Creek is a 2.04 mi (3.28 km) long 1st order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
| Dunagan Creek Tributary to Fisher River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Dunagan Creek mouth  Dunagan Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| City | Stony Knoll |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | West Double Creek divide |
| • location | Stony Knoll, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°18′28″N 080°40′13″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,098 ft (335 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Fisher River |
• location | about 1.5 miles southwest of Stony Knoll, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°17′30″N 080°41′48″W[1] |
• elevation | 875 ft (267 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.04 mi (3.28 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.13 square miles (2.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Fisher River |
| • average | 1.71 cu ft/s (0.048 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 | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Buck Fork Road |
Course
Dunagan Creek rises at Stony Knoll, North Carolina. Dunagan Creek then flows southwest to join the Fisher River about 1.5 miles southwest of Stony Knoll.[2]
Watershed
Dunagan Creek drains 1.13 square miles (2.9 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 320.76, and is about 65% forested.[4]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Dunagan Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- "Cody Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- "Dunagan Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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