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Dry Fork (White Oak Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°45′57″N 079°24′02″W / 36.76583°N 79.40056°W / 36.76583; -79.40056
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Dry Fork
Tributary to White Oak Creek
Map of Dry Fork mouth location
Map of Dry Fork mouth location
Location of Dry Fork mouth
Map of Dry Fork mouth location
Map of Dry Fork mouth location
Dry Fork (White Oak Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Fall Creek divide
 • locationpond about 4 miles northeast of Pleasant Gap, Virginia
 • coordinates36°43′09″N 079°23′24″W / 36.71917°N 79.39000°W / 36.71917; -79.39000[1]
 • elevation770 ft (230 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles north of Dry Fork, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°45′57″N 079°24′02″W / 36.76583°N 79.40056°W / 36.76583; -79.40056[1]
 • elevation
598 ft (182 m)[3]
Length4.12 mi (6.63 km)[4]
Basin size3.74 square miles (9.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationWhite Oak Creek
 • average5.08 cu ft/s (0.144 m3/s) at mouth with White Oak Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionWhite Oak CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLester Lane, Dry Fork Road

Dry Fork is a 4.12 mi (6.63 km) long 1st order tributary to White Oak Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

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Dry Fork rises in a pond about 4 miles northeast of Pleasant Gap, Virginia and then flows generally north to join White Oak Creek about 0.5 miles north of Dry Fork.[3]

Watershed

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Dry Fork drains 3.74 square miles (9.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 395.81, and is about 51% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Dry Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "White Oak Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 August 2021.