Flyblow Creek (Stinking River tributary)
| Flyblow Creek Tributary to Stinking River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Flyblow Creek mouth  Flyblow Creek (Stinking River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Straightstone Creek divide |
| • location | about 1 mile west of Renan, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°58′03″N 079°14′16″W / 36.96750°N 79.23778°W[1] |
| • elevation | 642 ft (196 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1 mile southwest of Mt. Airy, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°55′54″N 079°12′36″W / 36.93167°N 79.21000°W[1] |
• elevation | 512 ft (156 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.24 mi (6.82 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 5.21 square miles (13.5 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Stinking River |
| • average | 6.35 cu ft/s (0.180 m3/s) at mouth with Stinking River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Stinking River → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Farmers Road, Edmunds Road, VA 40 |
Flyblow Creek is a 4.24 mi (6.82 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Stinking River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Course
[edit]Flyblow Creek rises about 1 mile west of Renan, Virginia and then flows south-southeast to join the Stinking River about 1 mile southwest of Mt. Airy.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Flyblow Creek drains 5.22 square miles (13.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 444.52, and is about 50% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Flyblow Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Flyblow Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2021.