| Flat Fork Tributary to Brown Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Flat Fork mouth  Flat Fork (Brown Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Anson |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Flat Fork and Goulds Fork |
| • location | about 0.5 miles northeast of Wadesboro, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°04′16″N 080°01′37″W / 35.07111°N 80.02694°W[1] |
| • elevation | 340 ft (100 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Brown Creek |
• location | about 4 miles southeast of Ansonville, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°03′49″N 080°03′13″W / 35.06361°N 80.05361°W[1] |
• elevation | 187 ft (57 m)[2] |
| Length | 7.15 mi (11.51 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 11.95 square miles (31.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Brown Creek |
| • average | 13.11 cu ft/s (0.371 m3/s) at mouth with Brown Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northeast |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Pleasant Grove Church Road, Dennis Road |
Flat Fork is a 7.15 mi (11.51 km) long 2nd order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina.
Course
Flat Fork rises about 0.5 miles northeast of Wadesboro, North Carolina. Flat Fork then flows northeast to meet Brown Creek about 4 miles southeast of Ansonville, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Flat Fork drains 11.95 square miles (31.0 km2) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 417.22 and is about 61% forested.[4]
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Flat Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Brown Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Ansonville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ↑ "Water Quality Ratings". www.nconemap.gov. State of North Carolina. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Flat Fork Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
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