Mears Fork (Haw River tributary)


Mears Fork is a long third order tributary to the Haw River, in Guilford County, North Carolina.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
Mears Fork rises on the divide between Mears Fork, Haw River, and Reedy Fork at Summerfield in Guilford County. Mears Fork then flows northeast to meet the Haw River about 2 miles south of Midway, North Carolina.

Watershed

Mears Fork drains of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 409.05 and is about 50% forested.

Natural History

The Natural Areas Inventory Guilford County, North Carolina and a later addition in 1995 recognized nine locations of natural significance in the Mears Fork watershed. These sites include: