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Flyblow Creek (Stinking River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°55′54″N 079°12′36″W / 36.93167°N 79.21000°W / 36.93167; -79.21000
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Flyblow Creek
Tributary to Stinking River
Map of Flyblow Creek mouth location
Map of Flyblow Creek mouth location
Location of Flyblow Creek mouth
Map of Flyblow Creek mouth location
Map of Flyblow Creek mouth location
Flyblow Creek (Stinking River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceStraightstone Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mile west of Renan, Virginia
 • coordinates36°58′03″N 079°14′16″W / 36.96750°N 79.23778°W / 36.96750; -79.23778[1]
 • elevation642 ft (196 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1 mile southwest of Mt. Airy, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°55′54″N 079°12′36″W / 36.93167°N 79.21000°W / 36.93167; -79.21000[1]
 • elevation
512 ft (156 m)[3]
Length4.24 mi (6.82 km)[4]
Basin size5.21 square miles (13.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationStinking River
 • average6.35 cu ft/s (0.180 m3/s) at mouth with Stinking River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionStinking RiverBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFarmers Road, Edmunds Road, VA 40

Flyblow Creek is a 4.24 mi (6.82 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Stinking River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

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Flyblow Creek rises about 1 mile west of Renan, Virginia and then flows south-southeast to join the Stinking River about 1 mile southwest of Mt. Airy.[3]

Watershed

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Flyblow Creek drains 5.22 square miles (13.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 444.52, and is about 50% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Flyblow Creek". 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 "Flyblow Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2021.