Wolf Trap Creek

Stream in Virginia, USA
36°43′49″N 078°53′17″W / 36.73028°N 78.88806°W / 36.73028; -78.88806[1] • elevation460 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 / 36.72139; -78.80944[1]
 • elevation
306 ft (93 m)[3]Length3.77 mi (6.07 km)[4]Basin size3.56 square miles (9.2 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationBanister River • average4.49 cu ft/s (0.127 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River[5] Basin featuresProgressionBanister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic OceanRiver systemRoanoke RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesUs 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

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[6]

  • Wolf Creek

Course

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Wolf Trap Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Wolf Trap Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ararat River


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