Stokes Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Lawsons Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Stokes Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Stokes Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Halifax |
Length: | 6.38miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Lawsons Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 16.04cuft/s at mouth with Lawsons Creek[2] |
Source1: | Bowles Spring Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1.5 miles west-southwest of Cluster Springs, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.615°N -78.9578°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 495feet[4] |
Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles southwest of Riverdale, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.6792°N -78.9133°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 320feet[5] |
Progression: | Lawsons Creek → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Roanoke River |
Tributaries Left: | Bowle Spring Branch |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Link Puryear Road, Old Cluster Springs Road (x2) |
Stokes Creek is a 6.38miles long 3rd order tributary to Lawsons Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.
Stokes Creek rises about 1.5 miles west-southwest of Cluster Springs, Virginia, and then flows northeast and turns northwest to join Lawsons Creek about 0.5 miles southwest of Riverdale.[5]
Stokes Creek drains of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 436.45, and is about 45% forested.[2]