Rays Fork is a 7.83 mi (12.60 km) long 3rd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.
| Rays Fork Tributary to Richardson Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Rays Fork mouth  Rays Fork (Richardson Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| City | Wingate |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Flag Branch divide |
| • location | pond about 3 miles southeast of Rock Rest, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°55′20″N 080°28′11″W / 34.92222°N 80.46972°W[1] |
| • elevation | 652 ft (199 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Richardson Creek |
• location | about 1 mile northeast of Monroe, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°00′14″N 080°28′32″W / 35.00389°N 80.47556°W[1] |
• elevation | 445 ft (136 m)[2] |
| Length | 7.83 mi (12.60 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 14.64 square miles (37.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Richardson Creek |
| • average | 17.59 cu ft/s (0.498 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Middle Fork Rays Fork Flag Branch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Old Pageland Monroe Road, Nash Road, White Store Road, Nash Road, Old Monroe Marshville Road, Witmore Road, Preston Road, US 74, Monroe Ansonville Road, US 74 |
Course
editRays Fork rises in a pond about 3 miles southeast of Rock Rest and then flows northeast and curves northwest to join Richardson Creek about 1 mile northeast of Monroe, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
editRays Fork Creek drains 14.64 square miles (37.9 km2) of area, receives about 48.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 433.74, and is about 38% forested.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Rays Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Rays Fork Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Rays Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 October 2020.