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North Fork Stinking River

Coordinates: 36°57′08″N 079°16′29″W / 36.95222°N 79.27472°W / 36.95222; -79.27472
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North Fork Stinking River
Tributary to Stinking River
Map of North Fork Stinking River mouth location
Map of North Fork Stinking River mouth location
Location of North Fork Stinking River mouth
Map of North Fork Stinking River mouth location
Map of North Fork Stinking River mouth location
North Fork Stinking River (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceReed Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of Brutus, Virginia
 • coordinates37°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 features
ProgressionStinking RiverBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesScott 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

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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

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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

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References

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  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.