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Elk Spur Branch

Coordinates: 36°38′19″N 080°38′06″W / 36.63861°N 80.63500°W / 36.63861; -80.63500
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Elk Spur Branch
Tributary to Lovills Creek
Map of Elk Spur Branch mouth location
Map of Elk Spur Branch mouth location
Location of Elk Spur Branch mouth
Map of Elk Spur Branch mouth location
Map of Elk Spur Branch mouth location
Elk Spur Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyCarroll
Physical characteristics
SourcePauls Creek divide
 • locationabout 4 miles south of Wards Gap
 • coordinates36°40′06″N 080°40′28″W / 36.66833°N 80.67444°W / 36.66833; -80.67444[1]
 • elevation2,820 ft (860 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles southeast of Fancy Gap, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°38′19″N 080°38′06″W / 36.63861°N 80.63500°W / 36.63861; -80.63500[1]
 • elevation
1,360 ft (410 m)[3]
Length4.06 mi (6.53 km)[4]
Basin size4.40 square miles (11.4 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationLovills Creek
 • average9.75 cu ft/s (0.276 m3/s) at mouth with Lovills Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionLovills CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHidden Wood Trail, Timber Road

Elk Spur Branch is a 4.06 mi (6.53 km) long 2nd order tributary to Lovills Creek in Carroll County, Virginia.

Course

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Elk Spur Branch rises about 0.5 miles southeast of Fancy Gap, Virginia in Carroll County and then flows south and east-southeast to join Lovills Creek about 4 miles south of Wards Gap.[3]

Watershed

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Elk Spur Branch drains 4.40 square miles (11.4 km2) of area, receives about 54.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 265.16, and is about 81% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Elk Spur Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Elk Spur Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 July 2021.