Halfway Creek is a 2.54 mi (4.09 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia.
Halfway Creek Tributary to Hyco River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Halifax |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Stokes Creek divide |
• location | Cluster Springs, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°37′02″N 078°55′28″W / 36.61722°N 78.92444°W[1] |
• elevation | 465 ft (142 m)[2] |
Mouth | Hyco River |
• location | about 2.5 miles southeast of Cluster Springs, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°36′41″N 078°52′58″W / 36.61139°N 78.88278°W[1] |
• elevation | 320 ft (98 m)[2] |
Length | 2.54 mi (4.09 km)[3] |
Basin size | 3.01 square miles (7.8 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Hyco River |
• average | 3.89 cu ft/s (0.110 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | east-southeast |
River system | Roanoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | US 501 |
Course
editHalfway Creek rises in Cluster Springs, Virginia, and then flows generally east-southeast to join the Hyco River about 2.5 miles southeast of Cluster Springs.[2]
Watershed
editHalfway Creek drains 3.01 square miles (7.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 388.13, and is about 59% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Halfway Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Halfway Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 November 2020.