North Fork Stinking River is a 4.03 mi (6.49 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Stinking River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

North Fork Stinking River Tributary to Stinking River
Location of North Fork Stinking River mouth Show map of Virginia North Fork Stinking River (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Pittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Source	Reed Creek divide
• location	about 0.5 miles southwest of Brutus, Virginia
• coordinates	37°00′22″N 079°16′53″W[1]
• elevation	810 ft (250 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 1.5 miles north of Greenfield, Virginia
• coordinates	36°57′08″N 079°16′29″W[1]
• elevation	598 ft (182 m)[3]
Length	4.03 mi (6.49 km)[4]
Basin size	7.05 square miles (18.3 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Stinking River
• average	9.22 cu ft/s (0.261 m3/s) at mouth with Stinking River[5]
Basin features
Progression	Stinking River → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Roanoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Scott Jacobs Memorial Drive, Deer View Road

Course

North Fork Stinking River rises about 0.5 miles southwest of Brutus, Virginia and then flows generally south to join the Stinking River about 1.5 miles north of Greenfield.[3]

Watershed

North Fork Stinking River drains 7.05 square miles (18.3 km²) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 395.50, and is about 59% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Virginia Rivers

References