Moores Fork is a 5.36 mi (8.63 km) long 3rd order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.
| Moores Fork Tributary to Stewarts Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Moores Fork mouth  Moores Fork (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Little Fisher River divide |
| • location | pond at Crooked Oak, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°31′55″N 080°45′20″W / 36.53194°N 80.75556°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,400 ft (430 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 3 miles west-northwest of Toast, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°30′37″N 080°41′12″W / 36.51028°N 80.68667°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m)[3] |
| Length | 5.36 mi (8.63 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 6.35 square miles (16.4 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Stewarts Creek |
| • average | 9.59 cu ft/s (0.272 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 | I-74, Locust Lane, Kitty Hawk Lane, Maple Grove Church Road, Race Track Road |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- McAfee Creek
Course
editMoores Fork rises in a pond at Crooked Oak, North Carolina and then flows south and east to join Stewarts Creek about 3 miles west-northwest of Toast, North Carolina.[3]
Watershed
editMoores Fork drains 6.35 square miles (16.4 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 344.94, and is about 42% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Moores Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Moores Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 July 2021.