Brushy Fork (Pauls Creek tributary)
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| Brushy Fork Tributary to Pauls Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Brushy Fork mouth  Brushy Fork (Pauls Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina Virginia |
| County | Surry Carroll County |
| City | Cana |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Halls Branch divide |
| • location | Cana, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°35′23″N 080°40′37″W / 36.58972°N 80.67694°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,400 ft (430 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 2 miles northwest of Toast, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°32′08″N 080°39′35″W / 36.53556°N 80.65972°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,118 ft (341 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.37 mi (7.03 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 4.90 square miles (12.7 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Pauls Creek |
| • average | 7.58 cu ft/s (0.215 m3/s) at mouth with Pauls Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Pauls Creek → Stewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Woodcreek Drive, Virgilina Circle, White Pines Country Club Road, Silver Tab Trail |
Brushy Fork is a 4.37 mi (7.03 km) long 2nd order tributary to Pauls Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.
Brushy Fork rises at Cana, Virginia, in Carroll County and then flows generally south into Surry County, North Carolina to join Pauls Creek about 1.5 milea northwest of Toast, North Carolina.[3]