Cooks Creek (Fisher River tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cooks Creek |
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Location of Cooks Creek mouth
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Fisher River |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Stewarts Creek divide pond about 0.5 miles northwest of Red Brush, North Carolina 1,310 ft (400 m) 36°28′51″N 080°42′10″W / 36.48083°N 80.70278°W |
| River mouth | Fisher River about 1 mile northeast of New Hope, North Carolina 1,005 ft (306 m) 36°25′21″N 080°41′41″W / 36.42250°N 80.69472°W |
| Length | 4.87 mi (7.84 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | south |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Basin size | 8.17 square miles (21.2 km2) |
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| Bridges | I-74, Saddle Estates Lane, Red Brush Road, Rosebush Trail, White Buffalo Road |
Cooks Creek is a 4.87 mi (7.84 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Course
Cooks Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles northwest of Red Brush, North Carolina. Cooks Creek then flows south to join the Fisher River about 1 mile north of New Hope, North Carolina.
Watershed
Cooks Creek drains 8.17 square miles (21.2 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 349.66, and is about 39% forested.
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