Grassy Fork (Elkin Creek tributary)
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| Grassy Fork Tributary to Elkin Creek | |
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  Location of Grassy Fork mouth  Grassy Fork (Elkin Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wilkes |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Little Elkin Creek and Elkin Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles northeast of Austin, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°19′51″N 080°57′36″W / 36.33083°N 80.96000°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,405 ft (428 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Elkin Creek |
• location | about 2.5 miles southwest of State Road, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°18′07″N 080°54′11″W / 36.30194°N 80.90306°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,098 ft (335 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.31 mi (6.94 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.31 square miles (11.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Elkin Creek |
| • average | 7.33 cu ft/s (0.208 m3/s) at mouth with Elkin Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Bear Haven Lane, Mining Ridge Church Road, Layell Road, Byrds Curve Road, Murray Road |
Grassy Fork is a 4.77 mi (7.68 km) long 2nd order tributary to Elkin Creek in Wilkes Counties, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Grassy Fork rises about 0.5 miles northeast of Austin in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Grassy Fork then flows southeast to join Elkin Creek at about 2.5 miles southwest of State Road, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Grassy Fork drains 4.31 square miles (11.2 km2) of area, receives about 50.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 334.33, and is about 50% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Grassy Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Grassy Fork Topo Map in Wilkes". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Grassy Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 October 2020.