| Grassy Creek Tributary to Elkin Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Grassy Creek mouth  Grassy Creek (Elkin Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wilkes Surry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | South Fork divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles northwest of State Road, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°19′49″N 080°52′40″W / 36.33028°N 80.87778°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,330 ft (410 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Elkin Creek |
• location | about 2 miles northwest of Elkin, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°16′35″N 080°52′26″W / 36.27639°N 80.87389°W[1] |
• elevation | 978 ft (298 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.62 mi (7.44 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.13 square miles (10.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Elkin Creek |
| • average | 6.81 cu ft/s (0.193 m3/s) at mouth with Elkin Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally south |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Maple Glen Court, W Forest Drive, Klondike Road Ext., Brookfall Dairy Road, Carter Mill Road |
Grassy Creek is a 4.62 mi (7.44 km) long 2nd order tributary to Elkin Creek in Wilkes and Surry Counties, North Carolina.
Course
Grassy Creek rises about 0.25 miles northwest of State Road in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Grassy Creek then takes a southerly course bending into Surry County and back into Wilkes County to join Elkin Creek at about 2 miles northwest of Elkin, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Grassy Creek drains 4.13 square miles (10.7 km2) of area, receives about 50.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 378.99, and is about 48% forested.[4]
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Grassy Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Grassy Fork Topo Map in Wilkes". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Grassy Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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