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Flat Fork
Flat Fork (Brown Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Flat Fork (Brown Creek tributary)
Flat Fork (Brown Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Flat Fork (Brown Creek tributary)
Location of Flat Fork mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Brown Creek
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Anson
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Flat Fork and Goulds Fork
about 0.5 miles northeast of Wadesboro, North Carolina
340 ft (100 m)
35°04′16″N 080°01′37″W / 35.07111°N 80.02694°W / 35.07111; -80.02694
River mouth Brown Creek
about 4 miles southeast of Ansonville, North Carolina
187 ft (57 m)
35°03′49″N 080°03′13″W / 35.06361°N 80.05361°W / 35.06361; -80.05361
Length 7.15 mi (11.51 km)
Basin features
Progression northeast
River system Pee Dee River
Basin size 11.95 square miles (31.0 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Pleasant Grove Church Road, Dennis Road

Flat Fork is a 7.15 mi (11.51 km) long 2nd order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina.

Course

Flat Fork rises about 0.5 miles northeast of Wadesboro, North Carolina. Flat Fork then flows northeast to meet Brown Creek about 4 miles southeast of Ansonville, North Carolina.

Watershed

Flat Fork drains 11.95 square miles (31.0 km2) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 417.22 and is about 61% forested.

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