| Hemp Fork Tributary to Bearskin Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Hemp Fork mouth  Hemp Fork (Bearskin Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Banister River divide |
| • location | Rondo, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°50′06″N 079°31′53″W / 36.83500°N 79.53139°W [1] |
| • elevation | 870 ft (270 m) [2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 0.5 miles north-northeast of Hollywood, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°50′30″N 079°29′07″W / 36.84167°N 79.48528°W [1] |
• elevation | 715 ft (218 m) [3] |
| Length | 2.72 mi (4.38 km) [4] |
| Basin size | 2.89 square miles (7.5 km2) [5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Bearskin Creek |
| • average | 4.07 cu ft/s (0.115 m3/s) at mouth with Bearskin Creek [5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bearskin Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Hubbard Road, Hollywood Road |
Hemp Fork is a 2.72 mi (4.38 km) long 2nd order tributary to Bearskin Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Course
Hemp Fork rises in Rondo, Virginia and then flows east to join Bearskin Creek about 0.5 miles northeast of Hollywood. [3]
Watershed
Hemp Fork drains 2.89 square miles (7.5 km2) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 396.96, and is about 37% forested. [5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Hemp Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Hemp Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.