Wolfpit Run Tributary to Aarons Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
Counties | Halifax (VA) Granville (NC) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Crooked Fork divide |
• location | about 3 miles south of Virgilina, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°31′28″N 078°47′09″W / 36.52444°N 78.78583°W / 36.52444; -78.78583 |
• elevation | 628 ft (191 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | about 2 miles east of Virgilina, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°33′06″N 078°44′25″W / 36.55167°N 78.74028°W / 36.55167; -78.74028 |
• elevation | 358 ft (109 m) |
Length | 4.00 mi (6.44 km) |
Basin size | 4.34 square miles (11.2 km) |
Discharge | |
• location | Aarons Creek |
• average | 5.42 cu ft/s (0.153 m/s) at mouth with Aarons Creek |
Basin features | |
Progression | Aarons Creek → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Roanoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | NC 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
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Wolfpit Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Wolfpit Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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