Moores Fork (Stewarts Creek tributary)

Moores Fork is a 5.36 mi (8.63 km) long 3rd order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Moores Fork
Tributary to Stewarts Creek
Map of Moores Fork mouth location
Map of Moores Fork mouth location
Location of Moores Fork mouth
Map of Moores Fork mouth location
Map of Moores Fork mouth location
Moores Fork (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle Fisher River divide
 • locationpond at Crooked Oak, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°31′55″N 080°45′20″W / 36.53194°N 80.75556°W / 36.53194; -80.75556[1]
 • elevation1,400 ft (430 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 3 miles west-northwest of Toast, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°30′37″N 080°41′12″W / 36.51028°N 80.68667°W / 36.51028; -80.68667[1]
 • elevation
1,066 ft (325 m)[3]
Length5.36 mi (8.63 km)[4]
Basin size6.35 square miles (16.4 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationStewarts Creek
 • average9.59 cu ft/s (0.272 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionStewarts CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesI-74, Locust Lane, Kitty Hawk Lane, Maple Grove Church Road, Race Track Road

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • McAfee Creek

Course

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Moores Fork rises in a pond at Crooked Oak, North Carolina and then flows south and east to join Stewarts Creek about 3 miles west-northwest of Toast, North Carolina.[3]

Watershed

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Moores Fork drains 6.35 square miles (16.4 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 344.94, and is about 42% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Moores Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Moores Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 July 2021.