Aarons Creek (Dan River tributary)

Aarons Creek
Tributary to Dan River
Map of Aarons Creek mouth location
Map of Aarons Creek mouth location
Location of Aarons Creek mouth
Map of Aarons Creek mouth location
Map of Aarons Creek mouth location
Aarons Creek (Dan River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
Counties (VA)Halifax
Mecklenburg
Counties (NC)Granville
Person
Physical characteristics
SourceTar River divide
 • locationpond about 5 miles northeast of Allensville, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°25′31″N 078°48′04″W / 36.42528°N 78.80111°W / 36.42528; -78.80111[1]
 • elevation605 ft (184 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1 mile northeast of Aarons Creek, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°40′29″N 078°42′04″W / 36.67472°N 78.70111°W / 36.67472; -78.70111[1]
 • elevation
300 ft (91 m)[3]
Length27.74 mi (44.64 km)[4]
Basin size67.01 square miles (173.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationDan River
 • average74.91 cu ft/s (2.121 m3/s) at mouth with Dan River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionDan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftCrooked Fork
Wolfpit Run
Mountain Branch
Big Mountain Branch
North Fork
 • rightPerkins Branch
Big Branch
BridgesThomas Green Road, Rosemary Way, Raymond Royster Road, Aaron Creek Church Road, NC 96, Grassy Creek-Virgilina Road, VA 49, Willards Mill Road, White House Road, US 58

Aarons Creek is a 27.74 mi (44.64 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Dan River in Halifax County, Virginia. Aarons Creek forms the boundary of Halifax and Mecklenburg Counties, Virginia up to the Dan River.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[6]

  • Aaron Creek
  • Aaron's Creek
  • Crooked Fork
  • Tewa-ho-mony Creek
  • Tewahominy
  • Tewakominy Creek
  • Tewaw-hommini Creek

Course

Aarons Creek rises in a pond about 5 miles northeast of Allensville, North Carolina, in Person County and then flows north-northeast through Granville County, North Carolina and into Virginia to join the Dan River about 1 mile northeast of Aarons Creek.[3]

Watershed

Aarons Creek drains 67.01 square miles (173.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 421.02, and is about 56% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Aarons Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Aarons Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ararat River


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