Little Fisher River

Little Fisher River
Tributary to Fisher River
Map of Little Fisher River mouth location
Map of Little Fisher River mouth location
Location of Little Fisher River mouth
Map of Little Fisher River mouth location
Map of Little Fisher River mouth location
Little Fisher River (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
Sourcesouth side of the Blue Ridge escarpment
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of Fisher Peak
 • coordinates36°33′15″N 080°49′45″W / 36.55417°N 80.82917°W / 36.55417; -80.82917[1]
 • elevation2,610 ft (800 m)[2]
MouthFisher River
 • location
about 0.5 miles northeast of New Hope, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°25′18″N 080°42′04″W / 36.42167°N 80.70111°W / 36.42167; -80.70111[1]
 • elevation
1,010 ft (310 m)[2]
Length16.78 mi (27.00 km)[3]
Basin size38.35 square miles (99.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationFisher River
 • average56.45 cu ft/s (1.598 m3/s) at mouth with Fisher River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionFisher RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftAuberry Creek
Ross Creek
 • rightRing Creek
Beaverdam Creek
Hatchers Creek
BridgesOld Lowgap Road, Sutphin Trail, Round Peak Church Road, Twin Rocks Lane, Bryant Road, Richards Road, I-77, NC 89, Laurel Spring Church Road, Haystack Road, Red Brush Road

Little Fisher River is a 16.78 mi (27.00 km) long 4th order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Fisher River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Little Fisher River Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Little Fisher River Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 September 2020.