North Fork Stewarts Creek

Stream in Virginia, USA
36°37′14″N 080°49′27″W / 36.62056°N 80.82417°W / 36.62056; -80.82417[1] • elevation2,940 ft (900 m)[2] Mouth 
 • location
about 2 miles northwest of Lambsburg, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°35′50″N 080°47′12″W / 36.59722°N 80.78667°W / 36.59722; -80.78667[1]
 • elevation
1,683 ft (513 m)[3]Length2.92 mi (4.70 km)[4]Basin size1.28 square miles (3.3 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationStewarts Creek • average3.04 cu ft/s (0.086 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5] Basin featuresProgressionStewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic OceanRiver systemYadkin RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesBlue Ridge Parkway

North Fork Stewarts Creek is a 2.92 mi (4.70 km) long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Carroll County, Virginia. This stream. along with South Fork Stewarts Creek, forms Stewarts Creek.

Course

North Fork Stewarts Creek rises about 0.25 miles south of Felt Knob in Carroll County and then flows generally southeast to join Stewarts Creek about 2 miles northwest of Lambsburg, Virginia.[3]

Watershed

North Fork Stewarts Creek drains 1.28 square miles (3.3 km2) of area, receives about 53.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 282.42, and is about 62% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - North Fork Stewarts Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "North Fork Stewarts Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.


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