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Sage Creek
Map of Sage Creek mouth location
Map of Sage Creek mouth location
Map of Sage Creek mouth location
Map of Sage Creek mouth location
Location of Sage Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Fisher River
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Surry
Physical characteristics
Main source divide of unnamed tributary to Fisher River
about 1.5 miles west of Buck Mountain
1,480 ft (450 m)
36°30′24″N 080°49′13″W / 36.50667°N 80.82028°W / 36.50667; -80.82028
River mouth Fisher River
about 0.5 miles southeast of Ladonia, North Carolina
1,198 ft (365 m)
36°28′37″N 080°49′46″W / 36.47694°N 80.82944°W / 36.47694; -80.82944
Length 1.86 mi (2.99 km)
Basin features
Progression southwest
River system Yadkin River
Basin size 2.18 square miles (5.6 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges W Pine Street, Ladonia Church Road, Sage Creek Trail

Sage Creek is a 4.05 mi (6.52 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

Sage Creek rises on the divide of an unnamed tributary to the Fisher River about 1.5 miles west of Buck Mountain. Sage Creek then flows southwest to join the Fisher River about 0.5 miles southeast of Ladonia, North Carolina.

Watershed

Sage Creek drains 2.18 square miles (5.6 km2) of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 250.61, and is about 66% forested.

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