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Hemp Fork (Bearskin Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°50′30″N 079°29′07″W / 36.84167°N 79.48528°W / 36.84167; -79.48528
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Hemp Fork
Tributary to Bearskin Creek
Map of Hemp Fork mouth location
Map of Hemp Fork mouth location
Location of Hemp Fork mouth
Map of Hemp Fork mouth location
Map of Hemp Fork mouth location
Hemp Fork (Bearskin Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceBanister River divide
 • locationRondo, Virginia
 • coordinates36°50′06″N 079°31′53″W / 36.83500°N 79.53139°W / 36.83500; -79.53139[1]
 • elevation870 ft (270 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles north-northeast of Hollywood, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°50′30″N 079°29′07″W / 36.84167°N 79.48528°W / 36.84167; -79.48528[1]
 • elevation
715 ft (218 m)[3]
Length2.72 mi (4.38 km)[4]
Basin size2.89 square miles (7.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBearskin Creek
 • average4.07 cu ft/s (0.115 m3/s) at mouth with Bearskin Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBearskin CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHubbard Road, Hollywood Road

Hemp Fork is a 2.72 mi (4.38 km) long 2nd order tributary to Bearskin Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

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Hemp Fork rises in Rondo, Virginia and then flows east to join Bearskin Creek about 0.5 miles northeast of Hollywood.[3]

Watershed

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Hemp Fork drains 2.89 square miles (7.5 km2) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 396.96, and is about 37% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Hemp Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Hemp Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.