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Sweden Fork (Sandy Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°45′53″N 079°15′39″W / 36.76472°N 79.26083°W / 36.76472; -79.26083
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Sweden Fork
Tributary to Sandy Creek
Map of Sweden Fork mouth location
Map of Sweden Fork mouth location
Location of Sweden Fork mouth
Map of Sweden Fork mouth location
Map of Sweden Fork mouth location
Sweden Fork (Sandy Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceSandy Creek divide
 • locationpond about 1 mile northwest of Chestnut Level, Virginia
 • coordinates36°45′03″N 079°22′25″W / 36.75083°N 79.37361°W / 36.75083; -79.37361[1]
 • elevation770 ft (230 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1 mile northeast of Dodson Corners, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°45′53″N 079°15′39″W / 36.76472°N 79.26083°W / 36.76472; -79.26083[1]
 • elevation
491 ft (150 m)[3]
Length7.98 mi (12.84 km)[4]
Basin size16.06 square miles (41.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSandy Creek
 • average20.37 cu ft/s (0.577 m3/s) at mouth with Sandy Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionSandy CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftJohns Run
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesOwen Road, Cundiff Lane, Spring Garden Road, Mac Road

Sweden Fork is a 7.98 mi (12.84 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sandy Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

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Sweden Fork rises in a pond about 1 mile northwest of Chestnut Level, Virginia in Pittsylvania County and then flows generally east to join Sandy Creek about 1 mile northeast of Dodson Corners.[3]

Watershed

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Sweden Fork drains 16.06 square miles (41.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 381.67, and is about 44% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Sweden Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Sweden Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2021.