Coleman Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Hyco River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Coleman Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Coleman Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Halifax |
Length: | 8.17miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Hyco River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 16.54cuft/s at mouth with Hyco River[2] |
Source1: | Long Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.25 miles northeast of Alton, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.5786°N -78.9956°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 545feet[4] |
Mouth: | Hyco River |
Mouth Location: | about 3 miles southeast of Cluster Springs, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.5914°N -78.8894°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 321feet |
Progression: | generally northeast |
River System: | Roanoke River |
Tributaries Left: | Little Coleman Creek Bales Branch |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Trayham Grove Road, Paradise Road, US 501 |
Coleman Creek is a 8.17miles long 3rd order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Coleman Creek rises about 0.25 miles northeast of Alton, Virginia, and then flows northeast to join the Hyco River about 3 miles southeast of Cluster Springs.[4]
Coleman Creek drains of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 407.40, and is about 52% forested.[2]