Reedy Fork (Haw River Tributary)
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Reedy Fork is a long 3rd order tributary to the
Haw River The Haw River is a tributary of the Cape Fear River, approximately 110 mi (177 km) long, that is entirely contained in north central North Carolina in the United States. It was first documented as the "Hau River" by John Lawson, an E ...
, in
Alamance County, North Carolina Alamance County (), from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved September 18, 2012. is a county in North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 171,415. Its county seat ...
.


Variant names

According to the
Geographic Names Information System The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories, Antarctica, and the associated states of ...
, it has also been known historically as: *Reedy Fork Creek


Course

Reedy Fork rises in Forsyth County on the divide between Reedy Fork and Kerners Mill Creek. Reedy Fork then flows east into and through
Guilford County Guilford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population is 541,299, making it the third-most populous county in North Carolina. The county seat, and largest municipality, is Greensboro. S ...
to meet the Haw River in
Alamance County Alamance County (), from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved September 18, 2012. is a county in North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 171,415. Its county seat ...
about 0.5 miles east of Ossipee.


Tributaries


Watershed

Reedy Fork drains of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 429.86 and is about 31% forested.


See also

*
List of rivers of North Carolina This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of North Carolina. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries alphabetically indented under each larger stream's name. Atlantic Ocean * North Landing Rive ...


References

Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Alamance County, North Carolina Rivers of Forsyth County, North Carolina Rivers of Guilford County, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-river-stub