South Fork Stewarts Creek

South Fork Stewarts Creek
Tributary to Stewarts Creek
Map of South Fork Stewarts Creek mouth location
Map of South Fork Stewarts Creek mouth location
Location of South Fork Stewarts Creek mouth
Map of South Fork Stewarts Creek mouth location
Map of South Fork Stewarts Creek mouth location
South Fork Stewarts Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyCarroll
Physical characteristics
SourceEast Fork Chestnut Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles north of Rich Mountain
 • coordinates36°34′55″N 080°48′47″W / 36.58194°N 80.81306°W / 36.58194; -80.81306[1]
 • elevation2,900 ft (880 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 2 miles northwest of Lambsburg, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°35′49″N 080°47′12″W / 36.59694°N 80.78667°W / 36.59694; -80.78667[1]
 • elevation
1,683 ft (513 m)[3]
Length2.66 mi (4.28 km)[4]
Basin size2.17 square miles (5.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationStewarts Creek
 • average5.30 cu ft/s (0.150 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionStewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

South Fork Stewarts Creek is a 2.66 mi (4.28 km) long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Carroll County, Virginia. This stream. along with North Fork Stewarts Creek, forms Stewarts Creek.

Course

South Fork Stewarts Creek rises about 0.5 miles north of Rich Mountain in Carroll County and then flows generally east to join Stewarts Creek about 2 miles northwest of Lambsburg, Virginia.[3]

Watershed

South Fork Stewarts Creek drains 2.17 square miles (5.6 km2) of area, receives about 54.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 263.01, and is about 89% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - South 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 "South Fork Stewarts Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.


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