Urbanna Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Rappahannock River |
Map Size: | 250 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Urbanna Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Middlesex |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Urbanna |
Length: | 3.52miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Rappahannock River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 10.94cuft/s at mouth with Rappahannock River[2] |
Source1: | Dam at Town Bridge Pond |
Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles southwest of Urbanna, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 37.635°N -76.5992°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 0feet[4] |
Mouth: | Rappahannock River |
Mouth Location: | Urbanna, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 37.6417°N -76.5678°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
Progression: | Rappahannock River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Rappahannock River |
Tributaries Left: | Town Bridge Swamp |
Tributaries Right: | Glebe Swamp |
Waterbodies: | Town Bridge Pond |
Bridges: | Town Bridge Road, Urbanna Road |
Urbanna Creek is a 3.52miles long 3rd order tributary to the Rappahannock River in Middlesex County, Virginia. The stream is tidal is for its entire distance.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Urbanna Creek begins at the Town Bridge Pond dam about 0.5 miles southwest of Urbanna, Virginia. Urbanna Creek then flows southeast then northeast to meet the Rappahannock River at Urbanna, Virginia.[4]
Urbanna Creek drains of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 432.65 and is about 54.8% forested.[2]