West Fork Stinking River

Stream in Virginia, USA
36°59′47″N 079°19′45″W / 36.99639°N 79.32917°W / 36.99639; -79.32917[1] • elevation875 ft (267 m)[2] Mouth 
 • location
about 1 mile northwest of Greenfield, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°57′30″N 079°17′56″W / 36.95833°N 79.29889°W / 36.95833; -79.29889[1]
 • elevation
625 ft (191 m)[3]Length4.75 mi (7.64 km)[4]Basin size3.67 square miles (9.5 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationStinking River • average4.97 cu ft/s (0.141 m3/s) at mouth with Stinking River[5] Basin featuresProgressionStinking River → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic OceanRiver systemRoanoke RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesDeer View Road, Tucker Road

West Fork Stinking River is a 4.75 mi (7.64 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Stinking River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

West Fork Stinking River rises about 3.5 miles southeast of Sycamore, Virginia and then flows generally southeast to join the Stinking River about 1 mile northwest of Greenfield.[3]

Watershed

West Fork Stinking River drains 3.67 square miles (9.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 413.18, and is about 43% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - West Fork Stinking River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "West Fork Stinking River Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2021.


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