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Flyblow Creek (Stinking River tributary)

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Stream in Virginia, USA
Flyblow Creek
Tributary to Stinking River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceStraightstone Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mile west of Renan, Virginia
 • coordinates36°58′03″N 079°14′16″W / 36.96750°N 79.23778°W / 36.96750; -79.23778
 • elevation642 ft (196 m)
Mouth 
 • locationabout 1 mile southwest of Mt. Airy, Virginia
 • coordinates36°55′54″N 079°12′36″W / 36.93167°N 79.21000°W / 36.93167; -79.21000
 • elevation512 ft (156 m)
Length4.24 mi (6.82 km)
Basin size5.21 square miles (13.5 km)
Discharge 
 • locationStinking River
 • average6.35 cu ft/s (0.180 m/s) at mouth with Stinking River
Basin features
ProgressionStinking RiverBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFarmers Road, Edmunds Road, VA 40

Flyblow Creek is a 4.24 mi (6.82 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Stinking River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

Flyblow Creek rises about 1 mile west of Renan, Virginia and then flows south-southeast to join the Stinking River about 1 mile southwest of Mt. Airy.

Watershed

Flyblow Creek drains 5.22 square miles (13.5 km) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 444.52, and is about 50% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Flyblow Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ "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. ^ "Flyblow Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2021.


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