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Stream in Virginia, USA
Reedy Creek
Tributary to Dan River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
CitySouth Boston
Physical characteristics
SourceMyers Creek divide
 • locationLoves Shop, Virginia
 • coordinates36°43′48″N 078°54′11″W / 36.73000°N 78.90306°W / 36.73000; -78.90306
 • elevation470 ft (140 m)
Mouth 
 • locationSouth Boston, Virginia
 • coordinates36°41′37″N 078°52′33″W / 36.69361°N 78.87583°W / 36.69361; -78.87583
 • elevation318 ft (97 m)
Length3.32 mi (5.34 km)
Basin size4.07 square miles (10.5 km)
Discharge 
 • locationDan River
 • average5.18 cu ft/s (0.147 m/s) at mouth with Dan River
Basin features
ProgressionDan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftWoods Creek
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesParker Avenue, Hamilton Avenue, College Street, Westmoreland Street, Orleans Avenue, US 360, Hodges Avenue, Ash Avenue

Reedy Creek is a 3.32 mi (5.34 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Dan River in Halifax County, Virginia.

Course

Reedy Creek rises at Loves Shop, Virginia, and then flows generally southeast to join the Dan River at South Boston.

Watershed

Reedy Creek drains 4.07 square miles (10.5 km) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 410.22, and is about 42% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Reedy Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

Watershed Maps

Course of Reedy Creek (Dan River tributary) in Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Watershed of Reedy Creek (Dan River tributary) in Halifax County, Virginia, USA


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