Horns Creek (Fisher River tributary)
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| Horns Creek Tributary to Fisher River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Horns Creek mouth  Horns Creek (Fisher River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Beaver Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles s south of Stott Knob |
| • coordinates | 36°23′58″N 080°35′11″W / 36.39944°N 80.58639°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,258 ft (383 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Fisher River |
• location | about 0.25 miles west of Turkey Ford, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°27′07″N 080°40′29″W / 36.45194°N 80.67472°W[1] |
• elevation | 978 ft (298 m)[2] |
| Length | 1.73 mi (2.78 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.08 square miles (2.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Fisher River |
| • average | 1.72 cu ft/s (0.049 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 | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Pony Lane (x2), Turner Mountain Road, Turkey Ford Road |
Horns Creek is a 1.73 mi (2.78 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.
Horns Creek rises 0.5 miles south of Stotts Knob. Horns Creek then flows southeast to join the Fisher River about 0.25 miles west of Turkey Ford, North Carolina.[2]