Urbanna Creek Explained

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 RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic 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.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]

Course

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]

Watershed

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 12 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Urbanna Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 12 March 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Urbanna Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 12 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Urbanna Creek Topo Map, Middlesex County VA (Urbanna Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 12 March 2020 . en.