South Fork New River

The South Fork New River is a river in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

South Fork New River
Map of the Kanawha River watershed, with the New River and its watershed highlighted.
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Watauga, Alleghany, Ashe
Physical characteristics
Source	Middle Fork South Fork New River
⁃ location	Blowing Rock, NC
⁃ coordinates	36°07′34″N 81°40′20″W
⁃ elevation	3,543 ft (1,080 m)
2nd source	East Fork South Fork New River
⁃ location	Watauga County, NC
⁃ coordinates	36°10′56″N 81°36′37″W
⁃ elevation	3,271 ft (997 m)
Source confluence
⁃ location	Boone, NC
⁃ coordinates	36°12′16″N 81°38′59″W
⁃ elevation	3,104 ft (946 m)
Mouth	New River[1]
⁃ location	Ashe County, NC
⁃ coordinates	36°32′46″N 81°21′11″W
⁃ elevation	2,546 ft (776 m)
Discharge
⁃ location	Jefferson, NC[2]
⁃ average	552 cu ft/s (15.6 m3/s)
⁃ minimum	227 cu ft/s (6.4 m3/s)(1986)
⁃ maximum	2,120 cu ft/s (60 m3/s)(1998)

It stretches from its headwaters at a spring near Blowing Rock and the Eastern Continental Divide and meanders northward along the northwestern face of the Blue Ridge Mountains through the eastern and central portions of Watauga County and then Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina, passing through the town of Boone. It joins the North Fork New River in Ashe County to form the New River. Its waters ultimately reach the Gulf of Mexico through the Kanawha River, the Ohio River, and the Mississippi River. Its tributaries include Winkler's Creek, Boone (Kraut) Creek and Payne Branch.