Peters Creek (Allen Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°56′22″N 079°08′25″W / 36.93944°N 79.14028°W / 36.93944; -79.14028
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Peters Creek
Tributary to Allen Creek
Map of Peters Creek mouth location
Map of Peters Creek mouth location
Location of Peters Creek mouth
Map of Peters Creek mouth location
Map of Peters Creek mouth location
Peters Creek (Allen Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Halifax
Physical characteristics
SourceCow Creek divide
 • locationpond at Cody, Virginia
 • coordinates36°58′22″N 079°05′51″W / 36.97278°N 79.09750°W / 36.97278; -79.09750[1]
 • elevation660 ft (200 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles west-northwest of Hermosa, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°56′22″N 079°08′25″W / 36.93944°N 79.14028°W / 36.93944; -79.14028[1]
 • elevation
405 ft (123 m)[3]
Length3.42 mi (5.50 km)[4]
Basin size2.82 square miles (7.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationAllen Creek
 • average3.70 cu ft/s (0.105 m3/s) at mouth with Allen Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionAllen CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Peters Creek is a 3.42 mi (5.50 km) long 2nd order tributary to Allen Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course[edit]

Peters Creek rises in a pond at Cody, Virginia in Halifax County and then flows southwest into Pittsylvania County to join Allen Creek about 0.5 miles west-northwest of Hermosa.[3]

Watershed[edit]

Peters Creek drains 2.82 square miles (7.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 379.91, and is about 65% forested.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Peters Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Peters Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 August 2021.