North Fork Stinking River | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Stinking River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of North Fork Stinking River mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of North Fork Stinking River mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Pittsylvania |
Length: | 4.03miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Stinking River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 9.22cuft/s at mouth with Stinking River[2] |
Source1: | Reed Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles southwest of Brutus, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 37.0061°N -79.2814°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 810feet[4] |
Mouth Location: | about 1.5 miles north of Greenfield, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.9522°N -79.2747°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 598feet[5] |
Progression: | Stinking River → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Roanoke River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Scott Jacobs Memorial Drive, Deer View Road |
North Fork Stinking River is a 4.03miles long 2nd order tributary to the Stinking River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]
North Fork Stinking River rises about 0.5 miles southwest of Brutus, Virginia and then flows generally south to join the Stinking River about 1.5 miles north of Greenfield.[5]
North Fork Stinking River drains of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 395.50, and is about 59% forested.[2]