South Fork Stewarts Creek
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.
| South Fork Stewarts Creek Tributary to Stewarts Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of South Fork Stewarts Creek mouth  South Fork Stewarts Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Carroll |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | East Fork Chestnut Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles north of Rich Mountain |
| • coordinates | 36°34′55″N 080°48′47″W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,900 ft (880 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 2 miles northwest of Lambsburg, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°35′49″N 080°47′12″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,683 ft (513 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.66 mi (4.28 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.17 square miles (5.6 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Stewarts Creek |
| • average | 5.30 cu ft/s (0.150 m3/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 | none |
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
- "GNIS Detail - South Fork Stewarts Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "South Fork Stewarts Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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