Elk Spur Branch
| Elk Spur Branch Tributary to Lovills Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Elk Spur Branch mouth  Elk Spur Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Carroll |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pauls Creek divide |
| • location | about 4 miles south of Wards Gap |
| • coordinates | 36°40′06″N 080°40′28″W / 36.66833°N 80.67444°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,820 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[1] |
• elevation | 1,360 ft (410 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.06 mi (6.53 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 4.40 square miles (11.4 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lovills Creek |
| • average | 9.75 cu ft/s (0.276 m3/s) at mouth with Lovills Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lovills Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Hidden 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Elk Spur Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Elk Spur Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 July 2021.