Harris Creek (Valley River Tributary)
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Harris Creek is a long 2nd order tributary to the
Valley River The Valley River is a tributary of the Hiwassee River. It arises as a pair of springs in the Snowbird Mountains of Cherokee County, North Carolina and descends in elevation in approximately to enter the Hiwassee embayment at present-day Mu ...
in
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Course

Harris Creek rises on the Junaluska Creek divide in Cherokee County and flows northwest to join
Valley River The Valley River is a tributary of the Hiwassee River. It arises as a pair of springs in the Snowbird Mountains of Cherokee County, North Carolina and descends in elevation in approximately to enter the Hiwassee embayment at present-day Mu ...
about 0.25 miles southwest of
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Watershed

Harris Creek drains of area, receives about 68.6 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 217.91 and is about 91% forested.


References

Rivers of North Carolina Tributaries of the Hiwassee River Bodies of water of Cherokee County, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-river-stub