Blacks Creek
Tributary to Allen Creek
Map of Blacks Creek mouth location
Map of Blacks Creek mouth location
Location of Blacks Creek mouth
Map of Blacks Creek mouth location
Map of Blacks Creek mouth location
Blacks Creek (Allen Creek tributary) (the United States)
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; -79.14472[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 CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic 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

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "Allen Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 August 2021.


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