Roaring Fork (Cherrystone Creek tributary) explained

Roaring Fork
Name Other:Tributary to Cherrystone Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Roaring Fork mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Roaring Fork mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Virginia
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Pittsylvania
Length:4.65miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Cherrystone Creek
Discharge1 Avg:7.89cuft/s at mouth with Cherrystone Creek[2]
Source1:Harpen Creek divide
Source1 Location:Climax, Virginia
Source1 Coordinates:36.8864°N -79.4875°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:890feet[4]
Mouth Location:about 1.5 miles northwest of Chatham, Virginia
Mouth Coordinates:36.8456°N -79.4297°W
Mouth Elevation:640feet[5]
Progression:Cherrystone CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River System:Roanoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Walkers Well Road, Cherrystone Lake Road

Roaring Fork is a 4.69miles 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.[5]

Watershed

Roaring Fork drains of area, receives about 45.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 391.90, and is about 42% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

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