Little Terrible Creek (Terrible Creek tributary-Virginia)
Little Terrible Creek is a 6.77 mi (10.90 km) long 2nd order tributary to Terrible Creek in Halifax County, 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[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[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 |
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
References
- "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.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- "Little Terrible Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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