Goulds Fork (Brown Creek tributary) explained

Goulds Fork
Name Other:Tributary to Brown Creek
Map Size:300
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Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Goulds Fork mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Anson
Length:12.01miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Brown Creek
Discharge1 Avg:27.13cuft/s at mouth with Brown Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Goulds Fork and North Fork Jones Creek
Source1 Location:pond about 3 miles southwest of Wadesboro, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:34.9225°N -80.1347°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:510feet[4]
Mouth:Brown Creek
Mouth Location:about 2.5 miles south of Ansonville, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:35.0614°N -80.1028°W
Mouth Elevation:207feet
Progression:north
River System:Pee Dee River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:Culpepper Creek
Grindstone Branch
Bridges:White Store Road, Avery Road, US 74, NC 742, Brown Creek Church Road, Lockhart Road

Goulds Fork is a 12.1adj=midNaNadj=mid third-order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]

Course

Goulds Fork rises about 3 miles southwest of Wadesboro, North Carolina. Goulds Fork then flows north to meet Brown Creek about 2.5 miles south of Ansonville, North Carolina.[4]

Watershed

Goulds Fork drains of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 435.21 and is about 64% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 20 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Gould Fork Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 20 October 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Goulds Fork . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 20 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Brown Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Ansonville Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 20 October 2019 . en.