Elk Spur Branch
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| Elk Spur Branch Tributary to Lovills Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Elk Spur Branch mouth  Elk Spur Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Carroll |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pauls Creek divide |
| • location | about 4 miles south of Wards Gap |
| • coordinates | 36°40′06″N 080°40′28″W / 36.66833°N 80.67444°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,820 ft (860 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 0.5 miles southeast of Fancy Gap, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°38′19″N 080°38′06″W / 36.63861°N 80.63500°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,360 ft (410 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.06 mi (6.53 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 4.40 square miles (11.4 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lovills Creek |
| • average | 9.75 cu ft/s (0.276 m3/s) at mouth with Lovills Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lovills Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Hidden Wood Trail, Timber Road |
Elk Spur Branch is a 4.06 mi (6.53 km) long 2nd order tributary to Lovills Creek in Carroll County, Virginia.
Elk Spur Branch rises about 0.5 miles southeast of Fancy Gap, Virginia in Carroll County and then flows south and east-southeast to join Lovills Creek about 4 miles south of Wards Gap.[3]