title: Fork Creek (Deep River tributary)
text: # Fork Creek (Deep River tributary)
  
  Fork Creek is a 15.46 mi (24.88 km) long 4th order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph County, North Carolina.
  
  ## Variant names
  
  According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
  
  * Crooked Creek
  * Pork Creek
  
  ## Course
  
  Fork Creek rises about 1 mile northeast of Michfield, North Carolina in Randolph County and then flows southeasterly to join the Deep River about 3 miles east-northeast of Jugtown.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Fork Creek drains 48.29 square miles (125.1 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 393.07 and is about 54% forested.
  
  