South Fork New River
| South Fork New River | |
| River | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | North Carolina |
| Counties | Watauga, Alleghany, Ashe |
| Source | Middle Fork South Fork New River [1] |
| - location | Blowing Rock, NC |
| - elevation | 3,543 ft (1,080 m) |
| - coordinates | 36°07′34″N 81°40′20″W / 36.12611°N 81.67222°W |
| Secondary source | East Fork South Fork New River [2] |
| - location | Watauga County, NC |
| - elevation | 3,271 ft (997 m) |
| - coordinates | 36°10′56″N 81°36′37″W / 36.18222°N 81.61028°W |
| Source confluence | |
| - location | Boone, NC |
| - elevation | 3,104 ft (946 m) |
| - coordinates | 36°12′16″N 81°38′59″W / 36.20444°N 81.64972°W |
| Mouth | New River [3] |
| - location | Ashe County, NC |
| - elevation | 2,546 ft (776 m) |
| - coordinates | 36°32′46″N 81°21′11″W / 36.54611°N 81.35306°WCoordinates: 36°32′46″N 81°21′11″W / 36.54611°N 81.35306°W |
| Discharge | for Jefferson, NC |
| - average | 552 cu ft/s (16 m3/s) [4] |
| - max | 2,120 cu ft/s (60 m3/s) (1998) |
| - min | 227 cu ft/s (6 m3/s) (1986) |
 Map of the Kanawha River watershed, with the New River and its watershed highlighted. | |
The South Fork New River is a river in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
It stretches from its headwaters at a spring near Blowing Rock and the Eastern Continental Divide and meanders northward along the northwestern face of the Blue Ridge Mountains through the eastern and central portions of Watauga County and then Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina, passing through the town of Boone. It joins the North Fork New River in Ashe County to form the New River. Its waters ultimately reach the Gulf of Mexico through the Kanawha River, the Ohio River, and the Mississippi River. Its tributaries include Winkler's Creek, Boone (Kraut) Creek and Payne Branch.
See also
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middle South Fork New River
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Fork South Fork New River
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Fork New River
- ↑ United States Geological Survey; USGS 03161000 SOUTH FORK NEW RIVER NEAR JEFFERSON, NC; retrieved April 19, 2008.
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