Flat Creek is a 2.37 mi (3.81 km) long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Carroll County, Virginia, United States.
| Flat Creek Tributary to Stewarts Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Flat Creek mouth  Flat Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Carroll |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Little Fisher River divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles west of Sams Knob |
| • coordinates | 36°34′53″N 080°48′33″W / 36.58139°N 80.80917°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,860 ft (870 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 0.25 miles southwest of Lambsburg, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°34′54″N 080°46′01″W / 36.58167°N 80.76694°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,424 ft (434 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.37 mi (3.81 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 0.85 square miles (2.2 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Stewarts Creek |
| • average | 1.95 cu ft/s (0.055 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 | Mountain Valley Road, Parkwood Road, Chestnut Grove Road |
Course
editFlat Creek rises about 0.5 miles west of Sams Knob in Carroll County and then flows east to join Stewarts Creek about 0.25 miles southwest of Lambsburg, Virginia.[3]
Watershed
editFlat Creek drains 0.87 square miles (2.3 km2) of area, receives about 52.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 283.63, and is about 84% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Flat Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Flat Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.