| Harris Creek Tributary to Valley River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Harris Creek mouth  Harris Creek (Valley River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Cherokee |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Junaluska Creek divide |
| • location | about 2 miles southeast of Rhodo, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°12′09″N 083°44′01″W / 35.20250°N 83.73361°W[1] |
| • elevation | 3,540 ft (1,080 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Valley River |
• location | about 0.25 miles southwest of Rhodo, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°13′02″N 083°45′17″W / 35.21722°N 83.75472°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,082 ft (635 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.04 mi (3.28 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Valley River |
| • average | 4.87 cu ft/s (0.138 m3/s) at mouth with Valley River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Valley River → Hiawassee River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Hiawassee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Granny Squirrel Branch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | US 19-US 129 |
Harris Creek is a 2.04 mi (3.28 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Valley River in Cherokee County, North Carolina.
Course
Harris Creek rises on the Junaluska Creek divide in Cherokee County and flows northwest to join Valley River about 0.25 miles southwest of Rhodo, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Harris Creek drains 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2) of area, receives about 68.6 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 217.91 and is about 91% forested.[4]
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Harris Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Granny Squirrel Branch Topo Map in Cherokee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Harris Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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