Henry Fork (South Fork Catawba River tributary)
# Henry Fork (South Fork Catawba River tributary)

Henry Fork is a 39.78 mi (64.02 km) long 4th order tributary to South Fork Catawba River in Burke and Catawba Counties, North Carolina.

## Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

* Henrixy River
* Henrys River

## Course

Henry Fork rises about 0.25 miles southeast of Propst Mountain in Burke County, North Carolina. Henry Fork then flows northeast into Catawba County then southeast to form South Fork Catawba River with Jacob Fork about 3 miles southwest of Startown.

## Watershed

Henry Fork drains 114.53 square miles (296.6 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 51.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 310.54 and is about 65% forested.

