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Red Hill Creek is a 4.50 mi (7.24 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Red Hill Creek
Tributary to Fisher River
Location of Red Hill Creek mouth
Red Hill Creek (Fisher River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourcePotters Creek divide
  locationabout 1 mile west-southwest of Raven Knob
  coordinates36°27′56″N 080°51′42″W[1]
  elevation1,680 ft (510 m)[2]
MouthFisher River
  location
about 0.5 miles southeast of Blevins Store, North Carolina
  coordinates
36°26′45″N 080°48′40″W[1]
  elevation
1,150 ft (350 m)[2]
Length4.50 mi (7.24 km)[3]
Basin size2.81 square miles (7.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationFisher River
  average4.63 cu ft/s (0.131 m3/s) at mouth with Fisher River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionFisher RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMaranon Way, Rattler Ridge Trail, Haystack Road, Red Hill Creek Road, Fisher Valley Road

Course


Red Hill Creek rises on the Potters Creek divide about 1 mile west-southwest of Raven Knob. Red Hill Creek then flows south and then curves northeast to join the Fisher River about 0.5 miles southeast of Blevins Store, North Carolina.[2]


Watershed


Red Hill Creek drains 2.81 square miles (7.3 km2) of area, receives about 49.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 315.14, and is about 82% forested.[4]


See also



References


  1. "GNIS Detail - Red Hill Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. "Red Hill Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  4. "Red Hill Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.



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