South Sauty Creek Explained

South Sauty Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Alabama
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:DeKalb County, Jackson County, Marshall County
Length:32.25miles
Discharge1 Location:Rainsville, Alabama
Discharge1 Avg:81 cu/ft. per sec.[1]
Source1 Location:near Henagar in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States
Source1 Coordinates:34.6364°N -85.7253°W[2]
Source1 Elevation:1600feet
Mouth:Guntersville Lake of the Tennessee River
Mouth Location:near Langston, Alabama in Jackson County, Alabama, United States
Mouth Coordinates:34.5431°N -86.1214°W
Mouth Elevation:594feet
Basin Size:125.8sqmi

South Sauty Creek is long[3] with a drainage area of 125.8sqmi,[3] and is a tributary to the Tennessee River. The river rises in DeKalb County, Alabama, and flows generally southwest along Sand Mountain from its headwaters before turning generally west and flowing off of Sand Mountain, through Buck's Pocket, terminating shortly afterwards into Lake Guntersville in an area known as Morgan's Cove.[4] South Sauty forms the Buck's Pocket canyon as the creek falls from the north side of Sand Mountain (Alabama).

References

Notes and References

  1. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/al/nwis/uv/?site_no=03572690&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 USGS data
  2. . Accessed 2015-01-07.
  3. Web site: Alabama StreamStats. U.S. Geological Survey. 2015-01-07.
  4. Web site: Buck's Pocket State Park. Alabama State Parks. 2015-01-07.