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Little Beaver Creek
Map of Little Beaver Creek mouth location
Map of Little Beaver Creek mouth location
Map of Little Beaver Creek mouth location
Map of Little Beaver Creek mouth location
Location of Little Beaver Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Fisher River
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Surry
Physical characteristics
Main source Beaver Creek divide
about 1.5 miles north of Level Cross, North Carolina
1,140 ft (350 m)
36°21′52″N 080°38′04″W / 36.36444°N 80.63444°W / 36.36444; -80.63444
River mouth Fisher River
about 2 miles northeast of Fairview, North Carolina
918 ft (280 m)
36°20′19″N 080°41′01″W / 36.33861°N 80.68361°W / 36.33861; -80.68361
Length 4.16 mi (6.69 km)
Basin features
Progression southwest
River system Yadkin River
Basin size 3.88 square miles (10.0 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Pratt Road, Copeland School Road, Simpson Mill Road, NC 268

Little Beaver Creek is a 4.16 mi (6.69 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

Little Beaver Creek rises about 1.5 miles north of Level Cross, North Carolina. Little Beaver Creek then flows southwest to join the Fisher River about 2 miles northeast of Fairview, North Carolina.

Watershed

Little Beaver Creek drains 3.88 square miles (10.0 km2) of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 398.06, and is about 26% forested.

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