Georges Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Whitethorn Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Georges Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Georges Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Pittsylvania |
Length: | 13.28miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Whitethorn Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 20.95cuft/s at mouth with Whitethorn Creek[2] |
Source1: | Old Womans Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | pond about 1 mile southwest of Gretna, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.8361°N -79.3964°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 950feet[4] |
Mouth Location: | about 0.75 miles southwest of Markham, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.8775°N -79.2547°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 480feet[5] |
Progression: | Whitethorn Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Roanoke River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | US 29, Music Street N, US 29 Business, Ben Annie Road, VA 40, Chalk Level Road, Markham Road |
Georges Creek is a 13.28miles long 3rd order tributary to Whitethorn Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Georges Creek is the source of water for the Town of Gretna, Virginia.[6]
Georges Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile southwest of Gretna, Virginia and then flows southeast to join Whitethorn Creek about 0.75 miles southwest of Markham.[5]
Georges Creek drains of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 413.02, and is about 48% forested.[2]