Maggotty Creek
Maggotty Creek is a 3.17 mi (5.10 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Stinking River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Maggotty Creek Tributary to Stinking River | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Maggotty Creek mouth ![]() ![]() Maggotty Creek (the United States) | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Pittsylvania |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | North Fork Stinking River divide |
• location | Natal, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°59′06″N 079°15′44″W[1] |
• elevation | 742 ft (226 m)[2] |
Mouth | |
• location | about 1 mile northeast of Greenfield, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°57′57″N 079°14′59″W[1] |
• elevation | 565 ft (172 m)[3] |
Length | 3.17 mi (5.10 km)[4] |
Basin size | 2.62 square miles (6.8 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Stinking River |
• average | 3.52 cu ft/s (0.100 m3/s) at mouth with Stinking River[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Stinking River → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Roanoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | none |
Course
Maggotty Creek rises in Natal, Virginia and then flows southeast and then turns southwest to join the Stinking River about 1 mile northeast of Greenfield.[3]
Watershed
Maggotty Creek drains 2.62 square miles (6.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 417.64, and is about 49% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Maggotty Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- "Maggotty Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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