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Goulds Fork
Goulds Fork (Brown Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Goulds Fork (Brown Creek tributary)
Goulds Fork (Brown Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Goulds Fork (Brown Creek tributary)
Location of Goulds Fork mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Brown Creek
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Anson
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Goulds Fork and North Fork Jones Creek
pond about 3 miles southwest of Wadesboro, North Carolina
510 ft (160 m)
34°55′21″N 080°08′05″W / 34.92250°N 80.13472°W / 34.92250; -80.13472
River mouth Brown Creek
about 2.5 miles south of Ansonville, North Carolina
207 ft (63 m)
35°03′41″N 080°06′10″W / 35.06139°N 80.10278°W / 35.06139; -80.10278
Length 12.01 mi (19.33 km)
Basin features
Progression north
River system Pee Dee River
Basin size 25.32 square miles (65.6 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    Culpepper Creek
    Grindstone Branch
Bridges White Store Road, Avery Road, US 74, NC 742, Brown Creek Church Road, Lockhart Road

Goulds Fork is a 12.10 mi (19.47 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

  • Little Browns Creek

Course

Goulds Fork rises about 3 miles southwest of Wadesboro, North Carolina. Goulds Fork then flows north to meet Brown Creek about 2.5 miles south of Ansonville, North Carolina.

Watershed

Goulds Fork drains 25.32 square miles (65.6 km2) of area, receives about 47.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 435.21 and is about 64% forested.

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