Little Fisher River is a 16.78 mi (27.00 km) long 4th order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Little Fish River
  • Little Fishe River

Course

Little Fisher River rises on the south side of the Blue Ridge Escarpment about 0.5 miles southwest of Fisher Peak. Little Fisher River then flows generally south to join the Fisher River about 0.5 miles southwest of New Hope, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Little Fisher River drains 38.35 square miles (99.3 km2) of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 336.03, and is about 56% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Little Fisher River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Little Fisher River Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Little Fisher River Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 September 2020.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Fisher_River
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