Kents Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Banister River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kents Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Kents Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Halifax |
Length: | 2.09miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Banister River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 2.6cuft/s at mouth with Banister River[2] |
Source1: | unnamed tributary to Mikes Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | pond about 1 mile southwest of Halifax, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.7561°N -78.9694°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 475feet[4] |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile northwest of Halifax, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.78°N -78.9517°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 351feet[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: | Banister Lake (flows into) |
Bridges: | Ball Park Loop |
Kents Creek is a 2.09miles long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Halifax County, Virginia.
Kents Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile southwest of Halifax, Virginia in Halifax County and then flows northeast to join the Banister River about 1 mile northwest of Halifax.[5]
Kents Creek drains of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 366.83, and is about 69% forested.[2]