Garners Creek (Pauls Creek tributary)
Garners Creek is a 4.00 mi (6.44 km) long 3rd order tributary to Pauls Creek in Carroll County, Virginia.
| Garners Creek Tributary to Pauls Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Garners Creek mouth  Garners Creek (Pauls Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Carroll County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | East Fork Crooked Creek divide |
| • location | about 1 mile northeast of Sugarloaf Overlook |
| • coordinates | 36°38′45″N 080°42′00″W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,930 ft (890 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1.5 miles northwest of Cana, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°36′22″N 080°41′58″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,358 ft (414 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.00 mi (6.44 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 3.85 square miles (10.0 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Pauls Creek |
| • average | 8.07 cu ft/s (0.229 m3/s) at mouth with Pauls Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Pauls Creek → 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-77, Pauls Creek Road |
Course
Garners Creek rises about 1 mile northeast of Sugarloaf Overlook in Carroll County and then flows southeast to join Pauls Creek about 1.5 miles northwest of Cana, Virginia.[3]
Watershed
Garners Creek drains 3.85 square miles (10.0 km2) of area, receives about 53.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 282.84, and is about 66% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Garners Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- "Garners Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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