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Dunagan Creek
Map of Dunagan Creek mouth location
Map of Dunagan Creek mouth location
Map of Dunagan Creek mouth location
Map of Dunagan Creek mouth location
Location of Dunagan Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Fisher River
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Surry
City Stony Knoll
Physical characteristics
Main source West Double Creek divide
Stony Knoll, North Carolina
1,098 ft (335 m)
36°18′28″N 080°40′13″W / 36.30778°N 80.67028°W / 36.30778; -80.67028
River mouth Fisher River
about 1.5 miles southwest of Stony Knoll, North Carolina
875 ft (267 m)
36°17′30″N 080°41′48″W / 36.29167°N 80.69667°W / 36.29167; -80.69667
Length 2.04 mi (3.28 km)
Basin features
Progression southwest
River system Yadkin River
Basin size 1.13 square miles (2.9 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Buck Fork Road

Dunagan Creek is a 2.04 mi (3.28 km) long 1st order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

Dunagan Creek rises at Stony Knoll, North Carolina. Dunagan Creek then flows southwest to join the Fisher River about 1.5 miles southwest of Stony Knoll.

Watershed

Dunagan Creek drains 1.13 square miles (2.9 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 320.76, and is about 65% forested.

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