Henry Fork is a 39.78 mi (64.02 km) long 4th order tributary to South Fork Catawba River in Burke and Catawba Counties, North Carolina.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Henrixy River
- Henrys River
Course
Henry Fork rises about 0.25 miles southeast of Propst Mountain in Burke County, North Carolina. Henry Fork then flows northeast into Catawba County then southeast to form South Fork Catawba River with Jacob Fork about 3 miles southwest of Startown.[2]
Watershed
Henry Fork drains 114.53 square miles (296.6 km2) of area, receives about 51.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 310.54 and is about 65% forested.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Henry Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Henry Fork Topo Map, Catawba County NC (Hickory Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Henry Fork Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2019.