Henry Fork (South Fork Catawba River tributary)

Henry Fork
Tributary to South Fork Catawba River
Henry Fork (South Fork Catawba River tributary) is located in North Carolina
Henry Fork (South Fork Catawba River tributary)
Location of Henry Fork mouth
Henry Fork (South Fork Catawba River tributary) is located in the United States
Henry Fork (South Fork Catawba River tributary)
Henry Fork (South Fork Catawba River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCatawba
Burke
CityHickory
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Henry Fork and Catawba River
 • locationabout 0.25 miles southeast of Propst Mountain
 • coordinates35°36′48″N 081°45′09″W / 35.61333°N 81.75250°W / 35.61333; -81.75250[1]
 • elevation2,750 ft (840 m)[2]
MouthSouth Fork Catawba River
 • location
about 3 miles southwest of Startown, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°38′09″N 081°18′30″W / 35.63583°N 81.30833°W / 35.63583; -81.30833[1]
 • elevation
798 ft (243 m)[2]
Length39.78 mi (64.02 km)[3]
Basin size114.53 square miles (296.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationSouth Fork Catawba River
 • average181.79 cu ft/s (5.148 m3/s) at mouth with South Fork Catawba River[4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast then southeast
River systemCatawba River
Tributaries 
 • leftHipp Creek
Stacy Creek
Laurel Creek
Cub Creek
Tims Creek
Longview Creek
Geitner Branch
Borger Branch
Muddy Creek
 • rightHe Creek
Ivy Creek
Rock Creek
Abes Creek
Waterbodiesunnamed reservoir
BridgesWatershed Road (x3), Rich Mountain Road, Bobs Knob Road, Enola Road, Old NC 18, River Road (x3), NC 18, Mountain Springs Mountain Road, Warrick Chapel Road, Miller Bridge Road, Johnson Bridge Road, Henry River Road, Old Shelby Road, S Center Street, Brookton Blvd., Sandy Ford Road, US 321

Henry Fork is a 39.78 mi (64.02 km) long 4th order tributary to South Fork Catawba River in Burke and Catawba Counties, North Carolina.

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Henry Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Henry Fork Topo Map, Catawba County NC (Hickory Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Henry Fork Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2019.