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Cooks Creek
Map of Cooks Creek mouth location
Map of Cooks Creek mouth location
Map of Cooks Creek mouth location
Map of Cooks Creek mouth location
Location of Cooks Creek mouth
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 / 36.48083; -80.70278
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 / 36.42250; -80.69472
Length 4.87 mi (7.84 km)
Basin features
Progression south
River system Yadkin River
Basin size 8.17 square miles (21.2 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Jackson Creek
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
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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