Blacks Creek is a 4.87 mi (7.84 km) long 2nd order tributary to Allen Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
| Blacks Creek Tributary to Allen Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Blacks Creek mouth  Blacks Creek (Allen Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Straightstone Creek divide |
| • location | Renan, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°58′30″N 079°10′47″W / 36.97500°N 79.17972°W[1] |
| • elevation | 655 ft (200 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1 mile southwest of Hermosa, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°56′02″N 079°08′41″W / 36.93389°N 79.14472°W[1] |
• elevation | 395 ft (120 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.87 mi (7.84 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 6.76 square miles (17.5 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Allen Creek |
| • average | 8.56 cu ft/s (0.242 m3/s) at mouth with Allen Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Allen 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 | VA 40, White Fall Road |
Course
editBlacks Creek rises in Renan, Virginia in Pittsylvania County and then flows southeast to join Allen Creek about 1 miles southwest of Hermosa.[3]
Watershed
editBlacks Creek drains 6.76 square miles (17.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 405.09, and is about 55% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Blacks Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Allen Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 August 2021.