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Little Terrible Creek (Terrible Creek tributary-Virginia)

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Stream in Virginia, USA
Little Terrible Creek
Tributary to Terrible Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Physical characteristics
SourceCatawba Creek divide
 • locationCatawba, Virginia
 • coordinates36°55′12″N 078°57′09″W / 36.92000°N 78.95250°W / 36.92000; -78.95250
 • elevation525 ft (160 m)
Mouth 
 • locationabout 4 miles southwest of Crystal Hill, Virginia
 • coordinates36°49′43″N 078°57′00″W / 36.82861°N 78.95000°W / 36.82861; -78.95000
 • elevation364 ft (111 m)
Length6.77 mi (10.90 km)
Basin size14.65 square miles (37.9 km)
Discharge 
 • locationTerrible Creek
 • average17.98 cu ft/s (0.509 m/s) at mouth with Terrible Creek
Basin features
ProgressionTerrible Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCrystal 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.

Watershed

Little Terrible Creek drains 14.65 square miles (37.9 km) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 406.59, and is about 56% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Little Terrible Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Little Terrible Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 July 2021.


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