Brushy Fork (Pauls Creek tributary)

Brushy Fork is a 4.37 mi (7.03 km) long 2nd order tributary to Pauls Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Brushy Fork
Tributary to Pauls Creek
Map of Brushy Fork mouth location
Map of Brushy Fork mouth location
Location of Brushy Fork mouth
Map of Brushy Fork mouth location
Map of Brushy Fork mouth location
Brushy Fork (Pauls Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
Virginia
CountySurry
Carroll County
CityCana
Physical characteristics
SourceHalls Branch divide
  locationCana, Virginia
  coordinates36°35′23″N 080°40′37″W[1]
  elevation1,400 ft (430 m)[2]
Mouth 
  location
about 2 miles northwest of Toast, North Carolina
  coordinates
36°32′08″N 080°39′35″W[1]
  elevation
1,118 ft (341 m)[3]
Length4.37 mi (7.03 km)[4]
Basin size4.90 square miles (12.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationPauls Creek
  average7.58 cu ft/s (0.215 m3/s) at mouth with Pauls Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionPauls CreekStewarts CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWoodcreek Drive, Virgilina Circle, White Pines Country Club Road, Silver Tab Trail

Course

Brushy Fork rises at Cana, Virginia, in Carroll County and then flows generally south into Surry County, North Carolina to join Pauls Creek about 1.5 milea northwest of Toast, North Carolina.[3]

Watershed

Brushy Fork drains 4.90 square miles (12.7 km2) of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 339.13, and is about 52% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Brushy Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. "Pauls Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 July 2021.


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