Shockoe Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Banister River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Shockoe Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Shockoe Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Pittsylvania |
Length: | 6.57miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Banister River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 12.56cuft/s at mouth with Banister River[2] |
Source1: | unnamed tributary to Banister River divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1.5 miles north of Spring Garden, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.8011°N -79.3025°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 780feet[4] |
Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles east-southeast of Markham, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.8775°N -79.2328°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 479feet[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 |
Bridges: | Motleys Mill Road, Halifax Road, Coleman Mountain Road, Markham Road, McCormick Road |
Shockoe Creek is a 6.57miles long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Shockoe Creek rises about 1.5 miles north of Spring Garden, Virginia and then flows northeast to join the Banister River about 0.5 miles east-southeast of Markham.[5]
Shockoe Creek drains of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 431.11, and is about 59% forested.[2]