Wolf Trap Creek
| Wolf Trap Creek Tributary to Banister River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Wolf Trap Creek mouth  Wolf Trap Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Halifax |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Reedy Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles east of Loves Shop, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°43′49″N 078°53′17″W / 36.73028°N 78.88806°W[1] |
| • elevation | 460 ft (140 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 0.5 miles northeast of Wolf Trap, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°43′17″N 078°48′34″W / 36.72139°N 78.80944°W[1] |
• elevation | 306 ft (93 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.77 mi (6.07 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 3.56 square miles (9.2 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Banister River |
| • average | 4.49 cu ft/s (0.127 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Us 360 |
Wolf Trap Creek is a 3.77 mi (6.07 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Halifax County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[6]
- Wolf Creek
Course
[edit]Wolf Trap Creek rises about 0.5 miles east of Loves Shop, Virginia in Halifax County and then flows east-southeast to join the Banister River about 0.5 miles northeast of Wolf Trap.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Wolf Trap Creek drains 3.51 square miles (9.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 479.74, and is about 41% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Wolf Trap Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Wolf Trap Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ararat River