North Fork Stewarts Creek is a 2.92 mi (4.70 km) long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Carroll County, Virginia. This stream. along with South Fork Stewarts Creek, forms Stewarts Creek.
| North Fork Stewarts Creek Tributary to Stewarts Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of North Fork Stewarts Creek mouth  North Fork Stewarts Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Carroll |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Coal Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles south of Felt Knob |
| • coordinates | 36°37′14″N 080°49′27″W / 36.62056°N 80.82417°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,940 ft (900 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 2 miles northwest of Lambsburg, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°35′50″N 080°47′12″W / 36.59722°N 80.78667°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,683 ft (513 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.92 mi (4.70 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.28 square miles (3.3 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Stewarts Creek |
| • average | 3.04 cu ft/s (0.086 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 | Blue Ridge Parkway |
Course
editNorth Fork Stewarts Creek rises about 0.25 miles south of Felt Knob in Carroll County and then flows generally southeast to join Stewarts Creek about 2 miles northwest of Lambsburg, Virginia.[3]
Watershed
editNorth Fork Stewarts Creek drains 1.28 square miles (3.3 km2) of area, receives about 53.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 282.42, and is about 62% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - North Fork Stewarts 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 "North Fork Stewarts Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.