Miry Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Dan River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Miry Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Miry Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Halifax |
Length: | 9.55miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Dan River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 34.23cuft/s at mouth with Dan River[2] |
Source1: | unnamed tributary to Polecat Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | pond about 2.5 miles east of Vernon Hill, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.7597°N -79.0483°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 545feet[4] |
Mouth Location: | about 3 miles west-southwest of South Boston, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.6864°N -78.9733°W[5] |
Mouth Elevation: | 328feet |
Progression: | Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Roanoke River |
Tributaries Left: | Ballous Creek Mikes Creek |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Deer Run Road, Jones Ferry Road, Union Church Road, River Road |
Miry Creek is a 9.55miles long 4th order tributary to the Dan River in Halifax County, Virginia.
Miry Creek rises in a pond about 2.5 miles east of Vernon Hill, Virginia, and then flows generally southeast to join the Dan River about 3 miles west-southwest of South Boston.[5]
Miry Creek drains of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 393.93, and is about 54% forested.[2]