Butrum Creek
Butrum Creek is a 3.88 mi (6.24 km) long 1st order tributary to Lawsons Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.
Butrum Creek Tributary to Lawsons Creek | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Butrum Creek mouth ![]() ![]() Butrum Creek (the United States) | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Halifax |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | unnamed tributary to Coleman Creek divide |
• location | about 1 mile northeast of Alton, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°35′28″N 078°58′52″W[1] |
• elevation | 530 ft (160 m)[1] |
Mouth | |
• location | about 1 mile west of Cedar Grove, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°37′20″N 079°00′30″W[2] |
• elevation | 390 ft (120 m)[2] |
Length | 2.88 mi (4.63 km)[3] |
Basin size | 2.63 square miles (6.8 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Lawsons Creek |
• average | 3.42 cu ft/s (0.097 m3/s) at mouth with Lawsons Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lawsons Creek → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Roanoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Waterbodies | Blanes Millpond |
Bridges | none |
Course
Butrum Creek rises about 1 mile west of Cedar Grove, Virginia, and then flows northeast and to join Lawsons Creek about 3 miles northeast of Alton.[2]
Watershed
Butrum Creek drains 2.63 square miles (6.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 387.82, and is about 45% forested.[4]
See also
References
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- "Butrum Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
Watershed Maps
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Course of Butum Creek in Halifax County, Virginia, USA
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Watershed of Butrum Creek in Halifax County, Virginia, USA
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