Smith Fork Creek
| Smith Fork Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Wilson, DeKalb, Smith |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Knight Creek and Sunset Creek |
| • location | SW of Statesville in Wilson County |
| • coordinates | 36°00′36″N 86°08′10″W / 36.0101°N 86.1362°W |
| Mouth | Caney Fork River |
• location | Seabowisha in Smith County |
• coordinates | 36°08′20″N 85°52′11″W / 36.1389°N 85.8696°W |
| Length | 39 mi (63 km) |
| Depth | |
| • maximum | 27.50 ft (8.38 m) November 7, 2017 |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Highway 264 bridge (USGS gauge 1991-present) |
| • average | 873 cu ft/s (24.7 m3/s) (average daily discharge; 1991-2020) |
| • minimum | 3.3 cu ft/s (0.093 m3/s) August/September 2007 |
| • maximum | 38,700 cu ft/s (1,100 m3/s) November 7, 2017 |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Cumberland River |
The Smith Fork Creek is a large stream that flows through Middle Tennessee in the United States, draining much of the southwestern Upper Cumberland region. It is a major tributary of the Caney Fork River, and is part of the Cumberland, Ohio and Mississippi basins. The creek is approximately 39 to 40 miles (63 to 64 km) long, and its watershed covers parts of four counties as a subset of the Caney Fork watershed. The small towns and communities of Statesville, Auburntown, Gassaway, Liberty, Dowelltown, Temperance Hall, and Lancaster are drained by the creek, which empties into the Caney Fork 4.1 miles (6.6 km) southeast of Gordonsville.