Peters Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Allen Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Peters Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Peters Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Pittsylvania Halifax |
Length: | 3.42miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Allen Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 3.7cuft/s at mouth with Allen Creek[2] |
Source1: | Cow Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | pond at Cody, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.9728°N -79.0975°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 660feet[4] |
Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles west-northwest of Hermosa, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.9394°N -79.1403°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 405feet[5] |
Progression: | Allen 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: | none |
Peters Creek is a 3.42miles long 2nd order tributary to Allen Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Peters Creek rises in a pond at Cody, Virginia in Halifax County and then flows southwest into Pittsylvania County to join Allen Creek about 0.5 miles west-northwest of Hermosa.[5]
Peters Creek drains of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 379.91, and is about 65% forested.[2]