| Roaring Fork Tributary to Cherrystone Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Roaring Fork mouthShow map of Virginia Roaring Fork (Cherrystone Creek tributary) (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Harpen Creek divide |
| • location | Climax, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°53′11″N 079°29′15″W / 36.88639°N 79.48750°W / 36.88639; -79.48750 |
| • elevation | 890 ft (270 m) |
| Mouth | |
| • location | about 1.5 miles northwest of Chatham, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°50′44″N 079°25′47″W / 36.84556°N 79.42972°W / 36.84556; -79.42972 |
| • elevation | 640 ft (200 m) |
| Length | 4.65 mi (7.48 km) |
| Basin size | 5.61 square miles (14.5 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cherrystone Creek |
| • average | 7.89 cu ft/s (0.223 m/s) at mouth with Cherrystone Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cherrystone Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Walkers Well Road, Cherrystone Lake Road |
Roaring Fork is a 4.69 mi (7.55 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Course
Roaring Fork rises in Climax, Virginia and then flows southeast to join Cherrystone Creek about 1.5 miles northwest of Chatham.
Watershed
Roaring Fork drains 5.61 square miles (14.5 km) of area, receives about 45.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 391.90, and is about 42% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Roaring Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Roaring Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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