Flat Fork (Brown Creek tributary) explained

Flat Fork
Name Other:Tributary to Brown Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Flat Fork mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Anson
Length:7.15miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Brown Creek
Discharge1 Avg:13.11cuft/s at mouth with Brown Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Flat Fork and Goulds Fork
Source1 Location:about 0.5 miles northeast of Wadesboro, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:35.0711°N -80.0269°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:340feet[4]
Mouth:Brown Creek
Mouth Location:about 4 miles southeast of Ansonville, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:35.0636°N -80.0536°W
Mouth Elevation:187feet
Progression:northeast
River System:Pee Dee River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Pleasant Grove Church Road, Dennis Road

Flat Fork is a 7.15miles long 2nd order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina.

Course

Flat Fork rises about 0.5 miles northeast of Wadesboro, North Carolina. Flat Fork then flows northeast to meet Brown Creek about 4 miles southeast of Ansonville, North Carolina.[4]

Watershed

Flat Fork drains of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 417.22 and is about 61% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Water Quality Ratings . www.nconemap.gov . State of North Carolina . 21 October 2019 . en-us.
  2. Web site: Flat Fork Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 21 October 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Flat Fork . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 21 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Brown Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Ansonville Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 21 October 2019 . en.