Grassy Creek (Elkin Creek tributary)
| Grassy Creek Tributary to Elkin Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Grassy Creek mouth  Grassy Creek (Elkin Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wilkes Surry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | South Fork divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles northwest of State Road, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°19′49″N 080°52′40″W / 36.33028°N 80.87778°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,330 ft (410 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Elkin Creek |
• location | about 2 miles northwest of Elkin, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°16′35″N 080°52′26″W / 36.27639°N 80.87389°W[1] |
• elevation | 978 ft (298 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.62 mi (7.44 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.13 square miles (10.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Elkin Creek |
| • average | 6.81 cu ft/s (0.193 m3/s) at mouth with Elkin Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally south |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Maple Glen Court, W Forest Drive, Klondike Road Ext., Brookfall Dairy Road, Carter Mill Road |
Grassy Creek is a 4.62 mi (7.44 km) long 2nd order tributary to Elkin Creek in Wilkes and Surry Counties, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Grassy Creek rises about 0.25 miles northwest of State Road in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Grassy Creek then takes a southerly course bending into Surry County and back into Wilkes County to join Elkin Creek at about 2 miles northwest of Elkin, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Grassy Creek drains 4.13 square miles (10.7 km2) of area, receives about 50.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 378.99, and is about 48% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Grassy Creek". 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 Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 October 2020.