| Butrum Creek Tributary to Lawsons Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Butrum Creek mouth  Butrum Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Halifax |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Coleman Creek divide |
| • location | about 1 mile northeast of Alton, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°35′28″N 078°58′52″W / 36.59111°N 78.98111°W [2] |
| • elevation | 530 ft (160 m) [2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1 mile west of Cedar Grove, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°37′20″N 079°00′30″W / 36.62222°N 79.00833°W [1] |
• elevation | 390 ft (120 m) [1] |
| Length | 2.88 mi (4.63 km) [3] |
| Basin size | 2.63 square miles (6.8 km2) [4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lawsons Creek |
| • average | 3.42 cu ft/s (0.097 m3/s) at mouth with Lawsons Creek [4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lawsons Creek → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies | Blanes Millpond |
| Bridges | none |
Butrum Creek is a 3.88 mi (6.24 km) long 1st order tributary to Lawsons Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.
Course
Butrum Creek rises about 1 mile west of Cedar Grove, Virginia, and then flows northeast and to join Lawsons Creek about 3 miles northeast of Alton. [1]
Watershed
Butrum Creek drains 2.63 square miles (6.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 387.82, and is about 45% forested. [4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Butrum Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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