Whetstone Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Little Nottoway River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Map Alt: | Map of Whetstone Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map: | Virginia |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Whetstone Creek mouth with Little Nottoway River |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Nottoway |
Length: | 8.03miles[1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 13.14cuft/s at mouth with Little Nottoway River[2] |
Source1 Location: | about 1.5 miles southwest of Martins Corner, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 37.1056°N -78.1592°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 510feet[4] |
Mouth: | Little Nottoway River |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles northwest of Blackstone, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 37.085°N -78.0492°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 259feet |
Progression: | Little Nottoway River → Nottoway River → Chowan River → Albemarle Sound |
River System: | Nottoway River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | The Falls Road (VA 49) Snead Spring Road Flat Rock Road The Grove Road |
The Whetstone Creek is a 10.54miles long tributary to the Little Nottoway River in the United States state of Virginia. Located in the southeastern part of the state, it is part of the larger Chowan-Albemarle drainage. The watershed is 65% forested and 32% agricultural with the rest of land as other uses.[2]