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Gully Creek
Map of Gully Creek mouth location
Map of Gully Creek mouth location
Map of Gully Creek mouth location
Map of Gully Creek mouth location
Location of Gully Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Fisher River
Country United States
State North Carolina
Virginia
County Surry (NC)
Grayson (VA)
Physical characteristics
Main source West Fork Chestnut Creek divide
spring 0.5 miles south of Low Gap, Virginia
2,492 ft (760 m)
36°33′42″N 080°53′54″W / 36.56167°N 80.89833°W / 36.56167; -80.89833
River mouth Fisher River
about 0.25 miles north of Lowgap, North Carolina
1.358 ft (0.414 m)
36°31′55″N 080°51′57″W / 36.53194°N 80.86583°W / 36.53194; -80.86583
Length 3.24 mi (5.21 km)
Basin features
Progression generally southeast
River system Yadkin River
Basin size 2.37 square miles (6.1 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges W Pine Street (NC 89), Lumber Plant Road

Gully Creek is a 3.24 mi (5.21 km) long 1st order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

Gully Creek rises in a spring on the divide of West Fork Chestnut Creek about 0.5 miles south of Low Gap, Virginia. From the spring at the stateline of Virginia, Gully Creek then flows south into Surry County, North Carolina and then southeast to join the Fisher River about 0.5 miles north of Lowgap.

Watershed

Gully Creek drains 2.37 square miles (6.1 km2) of area, receives about 49.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 272.01, and is about 67% forested.

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