Sweden Fork (Sandy Creek tributary)
| Sweden Fork Tributary to Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Sweden Fork mouth  Sweden Fork (Sandy Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sandy Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 1 mile northwest of Chestnut Level, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°45′03″N 079°22′25″W / 36.75083°N 79.37361°W[1] |
| • elevation | 770 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[1] |
• elevation | 491 ft (150 m)[3] |
| Length | 7.98 mi (12.84 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 16.06 square miles (41.6 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sandy Creek |
| • average | 20.37 cu ft/s (0.577 m3/s) at mouth with Sandy Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sandy Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Johns Run |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Owen 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Sweden Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Sweden Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2021.