Reedy Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Dan River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Reedy Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Reedy Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Halifax |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | South Boston |
Length: | 3.32miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Dan River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 5.18cuft/s at mouth with Dan River[2] |
Source1: | Myers Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | Loves Shop, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.73°N -78.9031°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 470feet[4] |
Mouth Location: | South Boston, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.6936°N -78.8758°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 318feet[5] |
Progression: | Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Roanoke River |
Tributaries Left: | Woods Creek |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Parker Avenue, Hamilton Avenue, College Street, Westmoreland Street, Orleans Avenue, US 360, Hodges Avenue, Ash Avenue |
Reedy Creek is a 3.32miles long 3rd order tributary to the Dan River in Halifax County, Virginia.
Reedy Creek rises at Loves Shop, Virginia, and then flows generally southeast to join the Dan River at South Boston.[5]
Reedy Creek drains of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 410.22, and is about 42% forested.[2]