Dry Fork (White Oak Creek tributary) explained

Dry Fork
Name Other:Tributary to White Oak Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Dry Fork mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Dry Fork mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Virginia
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Pittsylvania
Length:4.12miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:White Oak Creek
Discharge1 Avg:5.08cuft/s at mouth with White Oak Creek[2]
Source1:unnamed tributary to Fall Creek divide
Source1 Location:pond about 4 miles northeast of Pleasant Gap, Virginia
Source1 Coordinates:36.7192°N -79.39°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:770feet[4]
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles north of Dry Fork, Virginia
Mouth Coordinates:36.7658°N -79.4006°W
Mouth Elevation:598feet[5]
Progression:White Oak CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River System:Roanoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Lester Lane, Dry Fork Road

Dry Fork is a 4.12miles long 1st order tributary to White Oak Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

Dry Fork rises in a pond about 4 miles northeast of Pleasant Gap, Virginia and then flows generally north to join White Oak Creek about 0.5 miles north of Dry Fork.[5]

Watershed

Dry Fork drains of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 395.81, and is about 51% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 14 August 2021.
  2. Web site: White Oak Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 13 August 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Dry Fork . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 14 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 14 August 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 14 August 2021 . en.