Flat Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary)

Flat Creek is a 2.37 mi (3.81 km) long 1st order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Carroll County, Virginia, United States.

Flat Creek
Tributary to Stewarts Creek
Map of Flat Creek mouth location
Map of Flat Creek mouth location
Location of Flat Creek mouth
Map of Flat Creek mouth location
Map of Flat Creek mouth location
Flat Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyCarroll
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Little Fisher River divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles west of Sams Knob
 • coordinates36°34′53″N 080°48′33″W / 36.58139°N 80.80917°W / 36.58139; -80.80917[1]
 • elevation2,860 ft (870 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 0.25 miles southwest of Lambsburg, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°34′54″N 080°46′01″W / 36.58167°N 80.76694°W / 36.58167; -80.76694[1]
 • elevation
1,424 ft (434 m)[3]
Length2.37 mi (3.81 km)[4]
Basin size0.85 square miles (2.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationStewarts Creek
 • average1.95 cu ft/s (0.055 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionStewarts CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMountain Valley Road, Parkwood Road, Chestnut Grove Road

Course

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Flat Creek rises about 0.5 miles west of Sams Knob in Carroll County and then flows east to join Stewarts Creek about 0.25 miles southwest of Lambsburg, Virginia.[3]

Watershed

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Flat Creek drains 0.87 square miles (2.3 km2) of area, receives about 52.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 283.63, and is about 84% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Flat Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Flat Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.