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Maggotty Creek

Coordinates: 36°57′57″N 079°14′59″W / 36.96583°N 79.24972°W / 36.96583; -79.24972
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Maggotty Creek
Tributary to Stinking River
Map of Maggotty Creek mouth location
Map of Maggotty Creek mouth location
Location of Maggotty Creek mouth
Map of Maggotty Creek mouth location
Map of Maggotty Creek mouth location
Maggotty Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Fork Stinking River divide
 • locationNatal, Virginia
 • coordinates36°59′06″N 079°15′44″W / 36.98500°N 79.26222°W / 36.98500; -79.26222[1]
 • elevation742 ft (226 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1 mile northeast of Greenfield, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°57′57″N 079°14′59″W / 36.96583°N 79.24972°W / 36.96583; -79.24972[1]
 • elevation
565 ft (172 m)[3]
Length3.17 mi (5.10 km)[4]
Basin size2.62 square miles (6.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationStinking River
 • average3.52 cu ft/s (0.100 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
Bridgesnone

Maggotty Creek is a 3.17 mi (5.10 km) long 3rd 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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Maggotty Creek rises in Natal, Virginia and then flows southeast and then turns southwest to join the Stinking River about 1 mile northeast of Greenfield.[3]

Watershed

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Maggotty Creek drains 2.62 square miles (6.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 417.64, and is about 49% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Maggotty Creek". 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 "Maggotty Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2021.