North Fork Stinking River

Stream in Virginia, USA
37°00′22″N 079°16′53″W / 37.00611°N 79.28139°W / 37.00611; -79.28139[1] • elevation810 ft (250 m)[2] Mouth 
 • location
about 1.5 miles north of Greenfield, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°57′08″N 079°16′29″W / 36.95222°N 79.27472°W / 36.95222; -79.27472[1]
 • elevation
598 ft (182 m)[3]Length4.03 mi (6.49 km)[4]Basin size7.05 square miles (18.3 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationStinking River • average9.22 cu ft/s (0.261 m3/s) at mouth with Stinking River[5] Basin featuresProgressionStinking River → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic OceanRiver systemRoanoke RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesScott Jacobs Memorial Drive, Deer View Road

North Fork Stinking River is a 4.03 mi (6.49 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Stinking River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

North Fork Stinking River rises about 0.5 miles southwest of Brutus, Virginia and then flows generally south to join the Stinking River about 1.5 miles north of Greenfield.[3]

Watershed

North Fork Stinking River drains 7.05 square miles (18.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 395.50, and is about 59% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - North Fork Stinking River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "North Fork Stinking River Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2021.


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