| Aarons Creek Tributary to Dan River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Aarons Creek mouth Show map of Virginia Aarons Creek (Dan River tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Counties (VA) | Halifax Mecklenburg |
| Counties (NC) | Granville Person |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tar River divide |
| • location | pond about 5 miles northeast of Allensville, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°25′31″N078°48′04″W / 36.42528°N 78.80111°W /36.42528; -78.80111[1] |
| • elevation | 605 ft (184 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1 mile northeast of Aarons Creek, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°40′29″N078°42′04″W / 36.67472°N 78.70111°W /36.67472; -78.70111[1] |
• elevation | 300 ft (91 m)[3] |
| Length | 27.74 mi (44.64 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 67.01 square miles (173.6 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Dan River |
| • average | 74.91 cu ft/s (2.121 m3/s) at mouth withDan River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Dan River →Roanoke River →Albemarle Sound →Pamlico Sound →Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Crooked Fork Wolfpit Run Mountain Branch Big Mountain Branch North Fork |
| • right | Perkins Branch Big Branch |
| Bridges | Thomas Green Road, Rosemary Way, Raymond Royster Road, Aaron Creek Church Road, NC 96, Grassy Creek-Virgilina Road, VA 49, Willards Mill Road, White House Road, US 58 |
Aarons Creek is a 27.74 mi (44.64 km) long3rd order tributary to theDan River inHalifax County, Virginia. Aarons Creek forms the boundary of Halifax and Mecklenburg Counties, Virginia up to the Dan River.
According to theGeographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[6]
Aarons Creek rises in a pond about 5 miles northeast of Allensville, North Carolina, inPerson County and then flows north-northeast throughGranville County, North Carolina and intoVirginia to join theDan River about 1 mile northeast of Aarons Creek.[3]
Aarons Creek drains 67.01 square miles (173.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has awetness index of 421.02, and is about 56% forested.[5]
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