Lazaretto Creek (Little Nottoway River tributary)
Lazaretto Creek Tributary to the Little Nottoway River | |
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Etymology | Old Spanish word for prison[1] |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Nottoway |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | by Piedmont State Hospital, about 2 miles northeast of Burkeville, Virginia |
• coordinates | 37°11′28″N 078°10′44″W / 37.19111°N 78.17889°W[1] |
• elevation | 490 ft (150 m)[2] |
Mouth | Little Nottoway River |
• location | about 0.5 miles southwest of Nottoway Court House, Virginia |
• coordinates | 37°07′55″N 078°05′46″W / 37.13194°N 78.09611°W[1] |
• elevation | 290 ft (88 m)[2] |
Length | 8.03 mi (12.92 km)[3] |
Basin size | 8.89 square miles (23.0 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Little Nottoway River |
• average | 11.06 cu ft/s (0.313 m3/s) at mouth with Little Nottoway River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Little Nottoway River → Nottoway River → Chowan River → Albemarle Sound |
River system | Nottoway River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Waterbodies | Crystal Lake |
Bridges | US 460 Rocky Ford Road Lone Pine Road The Falls Road Bible Road |
Lazaretto Creek is a 8.89 mi (14.31 km) long tributary to the Little Nottoway River in the United States state of Virginia. Located in the south-central part of the state, it is part of the larger Chowan-Albemarle drainage. The watershed is 51% forested and 39% agricultural with the rest of land as other uses.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Lazaretto Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Little Nottoway River Topo Map, Nottoway County VA (Blackstone West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Lazaretto Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
Categories:
- Rivers of Virginia
- Tributaries of Albemarle Sound
- Virginia river stubs