Hemp Fork (Bearskin Creek tributary)

Hemp Fork Tributary to Bearskin Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Pittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Source	Banister River divide
• location	Rondo, Virginia
• coordinates	36°50′06″N 079°31′53″W[1]
• elevation	870 ft (270 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 0.5 miles north-northeast of Hollywood, Virginia
• coordinates	36°50′30″N 079°29′07″W[1]
• elevation	715 ft (218 m)[3]
Length	2.72 mi (4.38 km)[4]
Basin size	2.89 square miles (7.5 km^2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Bearskin Creek
• average	4.07 cu ft/s (0.115 m^3/s) at mouth with Bearskin Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Bearskin Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Roanoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Hubbard Road, Hollywood Road

Hemp Fork is a 2.72 mi (4.38 km) long 2nd order tributary to Bearskin Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

Hemp Fork rises in Rondo, Virginia and then flows east to join Bearskin Creek about 0.5 miles northeast of Hollywood.[3]

Watershed

Hemp Fork drains 2.89 square miles (7.5 km^2) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 396.96, and is about 37% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Virginia Rivers

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Hemp Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
5. "Hemp Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.