Horsepen Creek is a 6.56 mi (10.56 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 66% forested and 32% agricultural with the rest of land as other uses.[4]
| Horsepen Creek Tributary to the Little Nottoway River | |
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  Location of Horsepen Creek mouth with Little Nottoway River  Horsepen Creek (Little Nottoway River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Nottoway |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Horsepen Creek and Nottoway River |
| • location | about 0.1 miles east of Winnie, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 37°04′29″N 078°07′46″W / 37.07472°N 78.12944°W[1] |
| • elevation | 460 ft (140 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Little Nottoway River |
• location | about 2 miles southwest of Blackstone, Virginia |
• coordinates | 37°02′39″N 078°02′32″W / 37.04417°N 78.04222°W[1] |
• elevation | 239 ft (73 m)[1] |
| Length | 6.56 mi (10.56 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 7.17 square miles (18.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Little Nottoway River |
| • average | 9.04 cu ft/s (0.256 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 | Lake Amtoco |
| Bridges | Doswell Road |
Course
editHorsepen Creek rises about 0.1 miles east of Winnie, Virginia on the Nottoway River divide in Nottoway County. The creek then flows southeast and east through Lake Amtoco to meet the Little Nottoway River about 2 miles southwest of Blackstone.
Watershed
editHorsepen Creek drains 7.17 square miles (18.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 404.31 and is about 76% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Horsepen Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "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 10 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Horsepen Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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