Little Fisher River

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.

Little Fisher River Tributary to Fisher River
Location of Little Fisher River mouth Show map of North Carolina Little Fisher River (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Surry
Physical characteristics
Source	south side of the Blue Ridge escarpment
• location	about 0.5 miles southwest of Fisher Peak
• coordinates	36°33′15″N 080°49′45″W[1]
• elevation	2,610 ft (800 m)[2]
Mouth	Fisher River
• location	about 0.5 miles northeast of New Hope, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°25′18″N 080°42′04″W[1]
• elevation	1,010 ft (310 m)[2]
Length	16.78 mi (27.00 km)[3]
Basin size	38.35 square miles (99.3 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Fisher River
• average	56.45 cu ft/s (1.598 m3/s) at mouth with Fisher River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Fisher River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Yadkin River
Tributaries
• left	Auberry Creek Ross Creek
• right	Ring Creek Beaverdam Creek Hatchers Creek
Bridges	Old Lowgap Road, Sutphin Trail, Round Peak Church Road, Twin Rocks Lane, Bryant Road, Richards Road, I-77, NC 89, Laurel Spring Church Road, Haystack Road, Red Brush Road

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

• List of rivers of North Carolina