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Brushy_Fork_(Pauls_Creek_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:
36°32′08″N 080°39′35″W / 36.53556°N 80.65972°W / 36.53556; -80.65972
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Brushy Fork
Tributary to Pauls Creek
Map of Brushy Fork mouth location
Map of Brushy Fork mouth location
Location of Brushy Fork mouth
Map of Brushy Fork mouth location
Map of Brushy Fork mouth location
Brushy Fork (Pauls Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
Virginia
County Surry
Carroll County
City Cana
Physical characteristics
SourceHalls Branch divide
 • location Cana, Virginia
 • coordinates 36°35′23″N 080°40′37″W / 36.58972°N 80.67694°W / 36.58972; -80.67694 [1]
 • elevation1,400 ft (430 m) [2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 2 miles northwest of Toast, North Carolina
 • coordinates
 36°32′08″N 080°39′35″W / 36.53556°N 80.65972°W / 36.53556; -80.65972 [1]
 • elevation
1,118 ft (341 m) [3]
Length4.37 mi (7.03 km) [4]
Basin size4.90 square miles (12.7 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location Pauls Creek
 • average7.58 cu ft/s (0.215 m3/s) at mouth with Pauls Creek [5]
Basin features
Progression Pauls Creek → Stewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system Yadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWoodcreek Drive, Virgilina Circle, White Pines Country Club Road, Silver Tab Trail

Brushy Fork is a 4.37 mi (7.03 km) long 2nd order tributary to Pauls Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

Brushy Fork rises at Cana, Virginia, in Carroll County and then flows generally south into Surry County, North Carolina to join Pauls Creek about 1.5 milea northwest of Toast, North Carolina. [3]

Watershed

Brushy Fork drains 4.90 square miles (12.7 km2) of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 339.13, and is about 52% forested. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Brushy Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Pauls Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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