Hemp Fork is a 2.72 mi (4.38 km) long 2nd order tributary to Bearskin Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
| Hemp Fork Tributary to Bearskin Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Hemp Fork mouth  Hemp Fork (Bearskin Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Banister River divide |
| • location | Rondo, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°50′06″N 079°31′53″W / 36.83500°N 79.53139°W[1] |
| • elevation | 870 ft (270 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 0.5 miles north-northeast of Hollywood, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°50′30″N 079°29′07″W / 36.84167°N 79.48528°W[1] |
• elevation | 715 ft (218 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.72 mi (4.38 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.89 square miles (7.5 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Bearskin Creek |
| • average | 4.07 cu ft/s (0.115 m3/s) at mouth with Bearskin Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bearskin Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Hubbard Road, Hollywood Road |
Course
editHemp Fork rises in Rondo, Virginia and then flows east to join Bearskin Creek about 0.5 miles northeast of Hollywood.[3]
Watershed
editHemp Fork drains 2.89 square miles (7.5 km2) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 396.96, and is about 37% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Hemp Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Hemp Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.