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Stream in Virginia, USA
Wolfpit Run
Tributary to Aarons Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountiesHalifax (VA)
Granville (NC)
Physical characteristics
SourceCrooked Fork divide
 • locationabout 3 miles south of Virgilina, Virginia
 • coordinates36°31′28″N 078°47′09″W / 36.52444°N 78.78583°W / 36.52444; -78.78583
 • elevation628 ft (191 m)
Mouth 
 • locationabout 2 miles east of Virgilina, Virginia
 • coordinates36°33′06″N 078°44′25″W / 36.55167°N 78.74028°W / 36.55167; -78.74028
 • elevation358 ft (109 m)
Length4.00 mi (6.44 km)
Basin size4.34 square miles (11.2 km)
Discharge 
 • locationAarons Creek
 • average5.42 cu ft/s (0.153 m/s) at mouth with Aarons Creek
Basin features
ProgressionAarons CreekDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesNC 96, Wolfpit Road, VA 49

Wolfpit Run is a 4.00 mi (6.44 km) long 1st order tributary to Aarons Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.

Course

Wolfpit Run rises about 3 miles south of Virgilina, Virginia in Granville County, North Carolina, and then flows northeast to join Aarons Creek about 2 miles east of Virgilina.

Watershed

Wolfpit Run drains 4.34 square miles (11.2 km) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 420.01, and is about 52% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Wolfpit Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Wolfpit Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

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