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Stream in Virginia, USA
Hemp Fork
Tributary to Bearskin Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceBanister River divide
 • locationRondo, Virginia
 • coordinates36°50′06″N 079°31′53″W / 36.83500°N 79.53139°W / 36.83500; -79.53139
 • elevation870 ft (270 m)
Mouth 
 • locationabout 0.5 miles north-northeast of Hollywood, Virginia
 • coordinates36°50′30″N 079°29′07″W / 36.84167°N 79.48528°W / 36.84167; -79.48528
 • elevation715 ft (218 m)
Length2.72 mi (4.38 km)
Basin size2.89 square miles (7.5 km)
Discharge 
 • locationBearskin Creek
 • average4.07 cu ft/s (0.115 m/s) at mouth with Bearskin Creek
Basin features
ProgressionBearskin CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHubbard Road, Hollywood Road

Hemp Fork is a 2.72 mi (4.38 km) long 2nd order tributary to Bearskin Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

Hemp Fork rises in Rondo, Virginia and then flows east to join Bearskin Creek about 0.5 miles northeast of Hollywood.

Watershed

Hemp Fork drains 2.89 square miles (7.5 km) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 396.96, and is about 37% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Hemp Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Hemp Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.


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