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Red Hill Creek
Map of Red Hill Creek mouth location
Map of Red Hill Creek mouth location
Map of Red Hill Creek mouth location
Map of Red Hill Creek mouth location
Location of Red Hill Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Fisher River
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Surry
Physical characteristics
Main source Potters Creek divide
about 1 mile west-southwest of Raven Knob
1,680 ft (510 m)
36°27′56″N 080°51′42″W / 36.46556°N 80.86167°W / 36.46556; -80.86167
River mouth Fisher River
about 0.5 miles southeast of Blevins Store, North Carolina
1,150 ft (350 m)
36°26′45″N 080°48′40″W / 36.44583°N 80.81111°W / 36.44583; -80.81111
Length 4.50 mi (7.24 km)
Basin features
Progression south and northeast
River system Yadkin River
Basin size 2.81 square miles (7.3 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Maranon Way, Rattler Ridge Trail, Haystack Road, Red Hill Creek Road, Fisher Valley Road

Red Hill Creek is a 4.50 mi (7.24 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

Red Hill Creek rises on the Potters Creek divide about 1 mile west-southwest of Raven Knob. Red Hill Creek then flows south and then curves northeast to join the Fisher River about 0.5 miles southeast of Blevins Store, North Carolina.

Watershed

Red Hill Creek drains 2.81 square miles (7.3 km2) of area, receives about 49.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 315.14, and is about 82% forested.

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