Parrotts Creek
| Parrotts Creek Tributary to Rappahannock River | |
|---|---|
 Rappahannock River at Parrotts Creek in Waterview, Virginia | |
  Location of Parrotts Creek mouth  Parrotts Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Middlesex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Briery Swamp divide |
| • location | about 0.1 miles southeast of Jamaica, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 37°42′39″N 076°41′24″W / 37.71083°N 76.69000°W[1] |
| • elevation | 80 ft (24 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rappahannock River |
• location | Ross Point, Virginia |
• coordinates | 37°43′52″N 076°37′06″W / 37.73111°N 76.61833°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.16 mi (8.30 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 8.44 square miles (21.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rappahannock River |
| • average | 9.50 cu ft/s (0.269 m3/s) at mouth with Rappahannock River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally east |
| River system | Rappahannock River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Wyatt Swamp |
| Waterbodies | Beazley Pond |
Parrotts Creek is a 5.16 mi (8.30 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rappahannock River in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Parrott's Creek
Course
[edit]Parrotts Creek rises on the Briery Swamp divide about 0.1 miles southeast of Jamaica, Virginia. Parrotts Creek then flows easterly to meet the Rappahannock River at Ross Point, Virginia.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Parrotts Creek drains 8.44 square miles (21.9 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 446.54 and is about 62.7% forested.[4]
Maps
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Parrotts Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Parrotts Creek Topo Map, Middlesex County VA (Urbanna Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Parrotts Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 March 2020.