Grassy Creek (Elkin Creek tributary)

Grassy Creek is a 4.62 mi (7.44 km) long 2nd order tributary to Elkin Creek in Wilkes and Surry Counties, North Carolina.

Grassy Creek
Tributary to Elkin Creek
Map of Grassy Creek mouth location
Map of Grassy Creek mouth location
Location of Grassy Creek mouth
Map of Grassy Creek mouth location
Map of Grassy Creek mouth location
Grassy Creek (Elkin Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyWilkes
Surry
Physical characteristics
SourceSouth Fork divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles northwest of State Road, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°19′49″N 080°52′40″W / 36.33028°N 80.87778°W / 36.33028; -80.87778[1]
 • elevation1,330 ft (410 m)[2]
MouthElkin Creek
 • location
about 2 miles northwest of Elkin, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°16′35″N 080°52′26″W / 36.27639°N 80.87389°W / 36.27639; -80.87389[1]
 • elevation
978 ft (298 m)[2]
Length4.62 mi (7.44 km)[3]
Basin size4.13 square miles (10.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationElkin Creek
 • average6.81 cu ft/s (0.193 m3/s) at mouth with Elkin Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMaple Glen Court, W Forest Drive, Klondike Road Ext., Brookfall Dairy Road, Carter Mill Road

Course

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Grassy Creek rises about 0.25 miles northwest of State Road in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Grassy Creek then takes a southerly course bending into Surry County and back into Wilkes County to join Elkin Creek at about 2 miles northwest of Elkin, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Grassy Creek drains 4.13 square miles (10.7 km2) of area, receives about 50.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 378.99, and is about 48% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Grassy Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Grassy Fork Topo Map in Wilkes". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Grassy Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 October 2020.