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North Fork Stewarts Creek

Coordinates: 36°35′50″N 080°47′12″W / 36.59722°N 80.78667°W / 36.59722; -80.78667
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North Fork Stewarts Creek
Tributary to Stewarts Creek
Map of North Fork Stewarts Creek mouth location
Map of North Fork Stewarts Creek mouth location
Location of North Fork Stewarts Creek mouth
Map of North Fork Stewarts Creek mouth location
Map of North Fork Stewarts Creek mouth location
North Fork Stewarts Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyCarroll
Physical characteristics
SourceCoal Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles south of Felt Knob
 • coordinates36°37′14″N 080°49′27″W / 36.62056°N 80.82417°W / 36.62056; -80.82417[1]
 • elevation2,940 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 / 36.59722; -80.78667[1]
 • elevation
1,683 ft (513 m)[3]
Length2.92 mi (4.70 km)[4]
Basin size1.28 square miles (3.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationStewarts Creek
 • average3.04 cu ft/s (0.086 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionStewarts CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBlue Ridge Parkway

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.

Course

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North 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

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North 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - North Fork Stewarts Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "North Fork Stewarts Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.