Miry Creek Tributary to Dan River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Halifax |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | unnamed tributary to Polecat Creek divide |
• location | pond about 2.5 miles east of Vernon Hill, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°45′35″N 079°02′54″W / 36.75972°N 79.04833°W [2] |
• elevation | 545 ft (166 m) [3] |
Mouth | |
• location | about 3 miles west-southwest of South Boston, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°41′11″N 078°58′24″W / 36.68639°N 78.97333°W [1] |
• elevation | 328 ft (100 m) [1] |
Length | 9.55 mi (15.37 km) [4] |
Basin size | 29.03 square miles (75.2 km2) [5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Dan River |
• average | 34.23 cu ft/s (0.969 m3/s) at mouth with Dan River [5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Roanoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Ballous Creek Mikes Creek |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Deer Run Road, Jones Ferry Road, Union Church Road, River Road |
Miry Creek is a 9.55 mi (15.37 km) long 4th order tributary to the Dan River in Halifax County, Virginia.
Miry Creek rises in a pond about 2.5 miles east of Vernon Hill, Virginia, and then flows generally southeast to join the Dan River about 3 miles west-southwest of South Boston. [1]
Miry Creek drains 29.03 square miles (75.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 393.93, and is about 54% forested. [5]