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Flat Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)

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Stream in Virginia, USA
Flat Creek
Tributary to Stewarts Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyCarroll
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Little Fisher River divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles west of Sams Knob
 • coordinates36°34′53″N 080°48′33″W / 36.58139°N 80.80917°W / 36.58139; -80.80917
 • elevation2,860 ft (870 m)
Mouth 
 • locationabout 0.25 miles southwest of Lambsburg, Virginia
 • coordinates36°34′54″N 080°46′01″W / 36.58167°N 80.76694°W / 36.58167; -80.76694
 • elevation1,424 ft (434 m)
Length2.37 mi (3.81 km)
Basin size0.85 square miles (2.2 km)
Discharge 
 • locationStewarts Creek
 • average1.95 cu ft/s (0.055 m/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek
Basin features
ProgressionStewarts CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMountain Valley Road, Parkwood Road, Chestnut Grove Road

Flat Creek is a 2.37 mi (3.81 km) long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Carroll County, Virginia, United States.

Course

Flat Creek rises about 0.5 miles west of Sams Knob in Carroll County and then flows east to join Stewarts Creek about 0.25 miles southwest of Lambsburg, Virginia.

Watershed

Flat Creek drains 0.87 square miles (2.3 km) of area, receives about 52.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 283.63, and is about 84% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Flat Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Flat Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.


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