Stokes Creek is a 6.38 mi (10.27 km) long 3rd order tributary to Lawsons Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.
| Stokes Creek Tributary to Lawsons Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Stokes Creek mouth  Stokes Creek (Lawson Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Halifax |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bowles Spring Branch divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles west-southwest of Cluster Springs, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°36′54″N 078°57′28″W / 36.61500°N 78.95778°W[1] |
| • elevation | 495 ft (151 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 0.5 miles southwest of Riverdale, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°40′45″N 078°54′48″W / 36.67917°N 78.91333°W[1] |
• elevation | 320 ft (98 m)[3] |
| Length | 6.38 mi (10.27 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 13.15 square miles (34.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lawsons Creek |
| • average | 16.04 cu ft/s (0.454 m3/s) at mouth with Lawsons Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lawsons Creek → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bowle Spring Branch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Link Puryear Road, Old Cluster Springs Road (x2) |
Course edit
Stokes Creek rises about 1.5 miles west-southwest of Cluster Springs, Virginia, and then flows northeast and turns northwest to join Lawsons Creek about 0.5 miles southwest of Riverdale.[3]
Watershed edit
Stokes Creek drains 13.15 square miles (34.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 436.45, and is about 45% forested.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Stokes Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
Watershed Maps edit
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