Elk Spur Branch

Stream in Virginia, USA
36°40′06″N 080°40′28″W / 36.66833°N 80.67444°W / 36.66833; -80.67444[1] • elevation2,820 ft (860 m)[2] Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles southeast of Fancy Gap, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°38′19″N 080°38′06″W / 36.63861°N 80.63500°W / 36.63861; -80.63500[1]
 • elevation
1,360 ft (410 m)[3]Length4.06 mi (6.53 km)[4]Basin size4.40 square miles (11.4 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationLovills Creek • average9.75 cu ft/s (0.276 m3/s) at mouth with Lovills Creek[5] Basin featuresProgressionLovills Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic OceanRiver systemYadkin RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesHidden Wood Trail, Timber Road

Elk Spur Branch is a 4.06 mi (6.53 km) long 2nd order tributary to Lovills Creek in Carroll County, Virginia.

Course

Elk Spur Branch rises about 0.5 miles southeast of Fancy Gap, Virginia in Carroll County and then flows south and east-southeast to join Lovills Creek about 4 miles south of Wards Gap.[3]

Watershed

Elk Spur Branch drains 4.40 square miles (11.4 km2) of area, receives about 54.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 265.16, and is about 81% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Elk Spur Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Elk Spur Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 July 2021.


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