Moores_Fork_(Stewarts_Creek_tributary)

Moores Fork (Stewarts Creek tributary)

Moores Fork (Stewarts Creek tributary)

Stream in North Carolina, USA

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

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Variant names

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

  • McAfee Creek

Course

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

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

References

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



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