Grassy Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Elkin Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Grassy Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Grassy Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Wilkes Surry |
Length: | 4.62miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Elkin Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 6.81cuft/s at mouth with Elkin Creek[2] |
Source1: | South Fork divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.25 miles northwest of State Road, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.3303°N -80.8778°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1330feet[4] |
Mouth: | Elkin Creek |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles northwest of Elkin, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.2764°N -80.8739°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 978feet |
Progression: | generally south |
River System: | Yadkin River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Maple Glen Court, W Forest Drive, Klondike Road Ext., Brookfall Dairy Road, Carter Mill Road |
Grassy Creek is a 4.62miles long 2nd order tributary to Elkin Creek in Wilkes and Surry Counties, North Carolina.
Grassy Creek rises about 0.25 miles northwest of State Road in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Grassy Creek then takes a southerly course bending into Surry County and back into Wilkes County to join Elkin Creek at about 2 miles northwest of Elkin, North Carolina.[4]
Grassy Creek drains of area, receives about 50.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 378.99, and is about 48% forested.[2]