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Davenport Creek
Map of Davenport Creek mouth location
Map of Davenport Creek mouth location
Map of Davenport Creek mouth location
Map of Davenport Creek mouth location
Location of Davenport Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Fisher River
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Surry
Physical characteristics
Main source Dunagan Creek divide
about 1.5 miles south of Stony Knoll, North Carolina
1,058 ft (322 m)
36°17′29″N 080°40′28″W / 36.29139°N 80.67444°W / 36.29139; -80.67444
River mouth Fisher River
about 1.5 miles east-northeast of Crutchfield, North Carolina
838 ft (255 m)
36°16′27″N 080°41′37″W / 36.27417°N 80.69361°W / 36.27417; -80.69361
Length 1.95 mi (3.14 km)
Basin features
Progression southwest
River system Yadkin River
Basin size 1.17 square miles (3.0 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Buck 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

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.

Watershed

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.

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