| Grays Creek Tributary to Yadkin River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Grays Creek mouth  Grays Creek (Yadkin River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wilkes |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | North Little Hunting Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles northeast of Dark Mountain |
| • coordinates | 36°08′59″N 080°57′31″W / 36.14972°N 80.95861°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,300 ft (400 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Yadkin River |
• location | about 1 mile southwest of Ronda, North Carolina. |
• coordinates | 36°12′08″N 080°57′15″W / 36.20222°N 80.95417°W[1] |
• elevation | 898 ft (274 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.24 mi (8.43 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.90 square miles (12.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Yadkin River |
| • average | 7.84 cu ft/s (0.222 m3/s) at mouth with Yadkin River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally north |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Old US 421, Wilkes-Yadkin Road, US 421, Mathis Mill Road, Old 60 |
Grays Creek is a 5.24 mi (8.43 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Yadkin River in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
Course
Grays Creek rises about 0.5 miles northeast of Dark Mountain and then flows northerly to join the Yadkin River at about 1 mile southwest of Ronda, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Grays Creek drains 4.90 square miles (12.7 km2) of area, receives about 49.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 355.77, and is about 48% forested.[4]
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Grays Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Grays Creek Topo Map in Wilkes". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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