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West Fork Deep River

Coordinates: 35°59′51″N 079°57′36″W / 35.99750°N 79.96000°W / 35.99750; -79.96000
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West Fork Deep River
Tributary to Deep River
Map of West Fork Deep River mouth location
Map of West Fork Deep River mouth location
Location of West Fork Deep River mouth
Map of West Fork Deep River mouth location
Map of West Fork Deep River mouth location
West Fork Deep River (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyGuilford
Forsyth
Physical characteristics
SourceReedy Fork divide
 • locationKernersville, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°06′42″N 080°03′42″W / 36.11167°N 80.06167°W / 36.11167; -80.06167[1]
 • elevation950 ft (290 m)[2]
MouthEast Fork Deep River
 • location
High Point Lake
 • coordinates
35°59′51″N 079°57′36″W / 35.99750°N 79.96000°W / 35.99750; -79.96000[1]
 • elevation
757 ft (231 m)[2]
Length12.76 mi (20.54 km)[3]
Basin size39.71 square miles (102.8 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep River
 • average42.73 cu ft/s (1.210 m3/s) at mouth with East Fork Deep River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightHiatt Branch
Boulding Branch
BridgesIndustrial Park Drive, Kernersville Medical Parkway, I-40, Twin Creek Road, S Bunker Hill Road, Sandy Ridge Road, Johnson Street, Skeet Club Road, NC 68, Deep River Road, Penny Road

West Fork Deep River is a 12.76 mi (20.54 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Guilford County, North Carolina. This stream along the East Fork Deep River forms the Deep River.

Course

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West Fork Deep River rises in Kernersville, North Carolina in Forsyth County and then flows southeast into Guilford County to join East Fork Deep River forming the Deep River within High Point Lake.[2]

Watershed

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West Fork Deep River drains 39.71 square miles (102.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 433.75 and is about 22% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - West Fork Deep River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "West Fork Deep River Topo Map in Guilford". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "West Fork Deep River Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2020.