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Davenport Creek (Fisher River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°16′27″N 080°41′37″W / 36.27417°N 80.69361°W / 36.27417; -80.69361
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Davenport Creek
Tributary to Fisher River
Map of Davenport Creek mouth location
Map of Davenport Creek mouth location
Location of Davenport Creek mouth
Map of Davenport Creek mouth location
Map of Davenport Creek mouth location
Davenport Creek (Fisher River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourceDunagan Creek divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles south of Stony Knoll, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°17′29″N 080°40′28″W / 36.29139°N 80.67444°W / 36.29139; -80.67444[1]
 • elevation1,058 ft (322 m)[2]
MouthFisher River
 • location
about 1.5 miles east-northeast of Crutchfield, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°16′27″N 080°41′37″W / 36.27417°N 80.69361°W / 36.27417; -80.69361[1]
 • elevation
838 ft (255 m)[2]
Length1.95 mi (3.14 km)[3]
Basin size1.17 square miles (3.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationFisher River
 • average1.76 cu ft/s (0.050 m3/s) at mouth with Fisher River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionFisher RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBuck Fork Road

Davenport Creek is a 1.95 mi (3.14 km) long 1st order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

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Davenport Creek rises about 1.5 miles south of Stony Knoll, North Carolina. Davenport Creek then flows southwest to join the Fisher River about 1.5 miles east-northeast of Crutchfield, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Davenport Creek drains 1.17 square miles (3.0 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 345.68, and is about 44% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Davenport Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Pheasant Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Davenport Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 October 2020.