Grassy Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Dan River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Grassy Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Grassy Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Halifax |
Length: | 4.45miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Dan River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 8.15cuft/s at mouth with Dan River[2] |
Source1: | unnamed tributary to Stokes Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about west of Centerville, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.6425°N -78.8842°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 458feet[4] |
Mouth Location: | about north-northwest of Omega, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.6911°N -78.8169°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 318feet[5] |
Progression: | Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Roanoke River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | E Hyco Road, US 58 |
Grassy Creek is a 4.45miles long 2nd order tributary to the Dan River in Halifax County, Virginia.
Grassy Creek rises about west of Centerville, Virginia, and then flows northeast to join the Dan River about northwest of Omega.[5]
Grassy Creek drains of area, receives about 45.7in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 421.95, and is about 54% forested.[2]