Roaring Fork is a 4.69 mi (7.55 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
| Roaring Fork Tributary to Cherrystone Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Roaring Fork mouth  Roaring Fork (Cherrystone Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Harpen Creek divide |
| • location | Climax, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°53′11″N 079°29′15″W / 36.88639°N 79.48750°W[1] |
| • elevation | 890 ft (270 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1.5 miles northwest of Chatham, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°50′44″N 079°25′47″W / 36.84556°N 79.42972°W[1] |
• elevation | 640 ft (200 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.65 mi (7.48 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 5.61 square miles (14.5 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cherrystone Creek |
| • average | 7.89 cu ft/s (0.223 m3/s) at mouth with Cherrystone Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cherrystone 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 | Walkers Well Road, Cherrystone Lake Road |
Course
editRoaring Fork rises in Climax, Virginia and then flows southeast to join Cherrystone Creek about 1.5 miles northwest of Chatham.[3]
Watershed
editRoaring Fork drains 5.61 square miles (14.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 391.90, and is about 42% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Roaring Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Roaring Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 August 2021.