Sweden Fork (Sandy Creek tributary)

Stream in Virginia, USA

Sweden Fork

Tributary to Sandy Creek

Location of Sweden Fork mouth

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Sweden Fork (Sandy Creek tributary) (the United States)

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Location
Country| United States
State| Virginia
County| Pittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Source| Sandy Creek divide
• location| pond about 1 mile northwest of Chestnut Level, Virginia
• coordinates| 36°45′03″N 079°22′25″W﻿ / ﻿36.75083°N 79.37361°W﻿ / 36.75083; -79.37361[1]
• elevation| 770 ft (230 m)[2]
Mouth|

• location

| about 1 mile northeast of Dodson Corners, Virginia

• coordinates

| 36°45′53″N 079°15′39″W﻿ / ﻿36.76472°N 79.26083°W﻿ / 36.76472; -79.26083[1]

• elevation

| 491 ft (150 m)[3]
Length| 7.98 mi (12.84 km)[4]
Basin size| 16.06 square miles (41.6 km2)[5]
Discharge|
• location| Sandy Creek
• average| 20.37 cu ft/s (0.577 m3/s) at mouth with Sandy Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression| Sandy Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system| Roanoke River
Tributaries|
• left| Johns Run
• right| unnamed tributaries
Bridges| Owen Road, Cundiff Lane, Spring Garden Road, Mac Road

Sweden Fork is a 7.98 mi (12.84 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sandy Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

## Course

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Sweden Fork rises in a pond about 1 mile northwest of Chestnut Level, Virginia in Pittsylvania County and then flows generally east to join Sandy Creek about 1 mile northeast of Dodson Corners.[3]

## Watershed

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Sweden Fork drains 16.06 square miles (41.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 381.67, and is about 44% forested.[5]

## See also

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* List of Virginia Rivers

## References

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1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Sweden Fork". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
5. ^ a b c "Sweden Fork Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

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