Blacks Creek (Allen Creek tributary)

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Blacks Creek
Tributary to Allen Creek
Map of Blacks Creek mouth location
Map of Blacks Creek mouth location
Location of Blacks Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Straightstone Creek divide
 • locationRenan, Virginia
 • coordinates36°58′30″N 079°10′47″W / 36.97500°N 79.17972°W / 36.97500; -79.17972[1]
 • elevation655 ft (200 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1 mile southwest of Hermosa, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°56′02″N 079°08′41″W / 36.93389°N 79.14472°W / 36.93389; -79.14472Coordinates: 36°56′02″N 079°08′41″W / 36.93389°N 79.14472°W / 36.93389; -79.14472[1]
 • elevation
395 ft (120 m)[3]
Length4.87 mi (7.84 km)[4]
Basin size6.76 square miles (17.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationAllen Creek
 • average8.56 cu ft/s (0.242 m3/s) at mouth with Allen Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionAllen Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesVA 40, White Fall Road

Blacks Creek is a 4.87 mi (7.84 km) long 2nd order tributary to Allen Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course[]

Blacks Creek rises in Renan, Virginia in Pittsylvania County and then flows southeast to join Allen Creek about 1 miles southwest of Hermosa.[3]

Watershed[]

Blacks Creek drains 6.76 square miles (17.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 405.09, and is about 55% forested.[5]

See also[]

  • List of Virginia Rivers

References[]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Blacks Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Allen Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 August 2021.


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