Rays Fork (Richardson Creek tributary)

Rays Fork is a 7.83 mi (12.60 km) long 3rd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Rays Fork Tributary to Richardson Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Union
City	Wingate
Physical characteristics
Source	Flag Branch divide
• location	pond about 3 miles southeast of Rock Rest, North Carolina
• coordinates	34°55′20″N 080°28′11″W[1]
• elevation	652 ft (199 m)[2]
Mouth	Richardson Creek
• location	about 1 mile northeast of Monroe, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°00′14″N 080°28′32″W[1]
• elevation	445 ft (136 m)[2]
Length	7.83 mi (12.60 km)[3]
Basin size	14.64 square miles (37.9 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Richardson Creek
• average	17.59 cu ft/s (0.498 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Pee Dee
Tributaries
• left	Middle Fork Rays Fork Flag Branch
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Old Pageland Monroe Road, Nash Road, White Store Road, Nash Road, Old Monroe Marshville Road, Witmore Road, Preston Road, US 74, Monroe Ansonville Road, US 74

Course

Rays Fork rises in a pond about 3 miles southeast of Rock Rest and then flows northeast and curves northwest to join Richardson Creek about 1 mile northeast of Monroe, North Carolina.^[2]

Watershed

Rays Fork Creek drains 14.64 square miles (37.9 km²) of area, receives about 48.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 433.74, and is about 38% forested.^[4]