Lousy Creek (Reddies River tributary)
| Lousy Creek Tributary to Reddies River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Lousy Creek mouth  Lousy Creek (Reddies River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wilkes |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Wooten Creek divide |
| • location | about 2 miles northwest of Mulberry, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°15′43″N 081°11′14″W / 36.26194°N 81.18722°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,760 ft (540 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Reddies River |
• location | about 1 mile west of Fairplains, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°11′44″N 081°10′31″W / 36.19556°N 81.17528°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,010 ft (310 m)[2] |
| Length | 6.12 mi (9.85 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.90 square miles (12.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Reddies River |
| • average | 8.70 cu ft/s (0.246 m3/s) at mouth with Reddies River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southwest |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Luray Road, Mountain Valley Church Road, Windy Ridge Road, Worthington Road, Baptist Home Road, Ruritan Park Road |
Lousy Creek is a 6.12 mi (9.85 km) long 1st order tributary to the Reddies River in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Lousy Creek rises about 2 miles northwest of Mulberry, North Carolina and then flows south to join the Reddies River at about 1 miles west of Fairplains.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Lousy Creek drains 4.90 square miles (12.7 km2) of area, receives about 51.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 318.38, and is about 57% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Lousy Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Lousy Creek Topo Map in Wilkes". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Lousy Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2020.