Elkhorn Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Banister River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Elkhorn Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Elkhorn Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Halifax Pittsylvania |
Length: | 12.46miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Banister River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 27.1cuft/s at mouth with Banister River[2] |
Source1: | Shockoe Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | pond at Shockoe, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.8128°N -79.2608°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 700feet[4] |
Mouth Location: | about 1.5 miles southwest of Leda, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.8986°N -79.11°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 379feet[5] |
Progression: | Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Roanoke River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Waterbodies: | Elkhorn Lake |
Bridges: | Church Road, Logan Road |
Elkhorn Creek is a 12.46miles long 3rd order tributary to the Banister River in Halifax County, Virginia.
Elkhorn Creek rises in a pond at Shockoe, Virginia in Halifax County and then flows generally northeast to join the Banister River about 1.5 miles southwest of Leda.[5]
Elkhorn Creek drains of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 402.58, and is about 62% forested.[2]
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