Moores Fork (Stewarts Creek tributary)

Moores Fork Tributary to Stewarts Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Surry
Physical characteristics
Source	Little Fisher River divide
• location	pond at Crooked Oak, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°31′55″N 080°45′20″W[1]
• elevation	1,400 ft (430 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 3 miles west-northwest of Toast, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°30′37″N 080°41′12″W[1]
• elevation	1,066 ft (325 m)[3]
Length	5.36 mi (8.63 km)[4]
Basin size	6.35 square miles (16.4 km^2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Stewarts Creek
• average	9.59 cu ft/s (0.272 m^3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Stewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Yadkin River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	I-74, Locust Lane, Kitty Hawk Lane, Maple Grove Church Road, Race Track Road

Moores Fork is a 5.36 mi (8.63 km) long 3rd order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

• McAfee Creek

Course

Moores Fork rises in a pond at Crooked Oak, North Carolina and then flows south and east to join Stewarts Creek about 3 miles west-northwest of Toast, North Carolina.[3]

Watershed

Moores Fork drains 6.35 square miles (16.4 km^2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 344.94, and is about 42% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Rivers of North Carolina

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Moores Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
5. "Moores Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 July 2021.