Maggotty Creek

Stream in Virginia, USA
36°59′06″N 079°15′44″W / 36.98500°N 79.26222°W / 36.98500; -79.26222[1] • elevation742 ft (226 m)[2] Mouth 
 • location
about 1 mile northeast of Greenfield, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°57′57″N 079°14′59″W / 36.96583°N 79.24972°W / 36.96583; -79.24972[1]
 • elevation
565 ft (172 m)[3]Length3.17 mi (5.10 km)[4]Basin size2.62 square miles (6.8 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationStinking River • average3.52 cu ft/s (0.100 m3/s) at mouth with Stinking River[5] Basin featuresProgressionStinking River → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic OceanRiver systemRoanoke RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesnone

Maggotty Creek is a 3.17 mi (5.10 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Stinking River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Maggotty Creek rises in Natal, Virginia and then flows southeast and then turns southwest to join the Stinking River about 1 mile northeast of Greenfield.[3]

Watershed

Maggotty Creek drains 2.62 square miles (6.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 417.64, and is about 49% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Maggotty Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Maggotty Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2021.


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