Goulds Fork
Tributary to Brown Creek
Goulds Fork (Brown Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Goulds Fork (Brown Creek tributary)
Location of Goulds Fork mouth
Goulds Fork (Brown Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Goulds Fork (Brown Creek tributary)
Goulds Fork (Brown Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAnson
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Goulds Fork and North Fork Jones Creek
  locationpond about 3 miles southwest of Wadesboro, North Carolina
  coordinates34°55′21″N 080°08′05″W / 34.92250°N 80.13472°W / 34.92250; -80.13472[1]
  elevation510 ft (160 m)[2]
MouthBrown Creek
  location
about 2.5 miles south of Ansonville, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°03′41″N 080°06′10″W / 35.06139°N 80.10278°W / 35.06139; -80.10278[1]
  elevation
207 ft (63 m)[2]
Length12.01 mi (19.33 km)[3]
Basin size25.32 square miles (65.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationBrown Creek
  average27.13 cu ft/s (0.768 m3/s) at mouth with Brown Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionnorth
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightCulpepper Creek
Grindstone Branch
BridgesWhite 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:[1]

  • 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.[2]

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.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Goulds Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Brown Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Ansonville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Gould Fork Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 October 2019.



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