Little Terrible Creek (Terrible Creek tributary-Virginia)
| Little Terrible Creek Tributary to Terrible Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Little Terrible Creek mouth  Little Terrible Creek (Terrible Creek tributary-Virginia) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Halifax |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Catawba Creek divide |
| • location | Catawba, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°55′12″N 078°57′09″W / 36.92000°N 78.95250°W[1] |
| • elevation | 525 ft (160 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 4 miles southwest of Crystal Hill, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°49′43″N 078°57′00″W / 36.82861°N 78.95000°W[1] |
• elevation | 364 ft (111 m)[3] |
| Length | 6.77 mi (10.90 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 14.65 square miles (37.9 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Terrible Creek |
| • average | 17.98 cu ft/s (0.509 m3/s) at mouth with Terrible Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Terrible Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Crystal Hill Road |
Little Terrible Creek is a 6.77 mi (10.90 km) long 2nd order tributary to Terrible Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.
Course
Little Terrible Creek rises at Catawba, Virginia in Halifax County and then flows south to join Terrible Creek about 4 miles southwest of Crystal Hill.[3]
Watershed
Little Terrible Creek drains 14.65 square miles (37.9 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 406.59, and is about 56% forested.[5]
See also
- List of Virginia Rivers
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Little Terrible Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Little Terrible Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 July 2021.