Hemp Fork (Bearskin Creek tributary)
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| Hemp Fork Tributary to Bearskin Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Hemp Fork mouth  Hemp Fork (Bearskin Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Banister River divide |
| • location | Rondo, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°50′06″N 079°31′53″W / 36.83500°N 79.53139°W[1] |
| • elevation | 870 ft (270 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 0.5 miles north-northeast of Hollywood, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°50′30″N 079°29′07″W / 36.84167°N 79.48528°W[1] |
• elevation | 715 ft (218 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.72 mi (4.38 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.89 square miles (7.5 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Bearskin Creek |
| • average | 4.07 cu ft/s (0.115 m3/s) at mouth with Bearskin Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bearskin Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Hubbard Road, Hollywood Road |
Hemp Fork is a 2.72 mi (4.38 km) long 2nd order tributary to Bearskin Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Hemp Fork rises in Rondo, Virginia and then flows east to join Bearskin Creek about 0.5 miles northeast of Hollywood.[3]