Aarons Creek (Dan River tributary)
Stream in Virginia, USA
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Aarons Creek is a 27.74 mi (44.64 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Dan River in Halifax County, Virginia. Aarons Creek forms the boundary of Halifax and Mecklenburg Counties, Virginia up to the Dan River.
| Aarons Creek Tributary to Dan River | |
|---|---|
Location of Aarons Creek mouth Aarons Creek (Dan River tributary) (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″N 078°48′04″W[1] |
| • elevation | 605 ft (184 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1 mile northeast of Aarons Creek, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°40′29″N 078°42′04″W[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 with Dan 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 |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[6]
- Aaron Creek
- Aaron's Creek
- Crooked Fork
- Tewa-ho-mony Creek
- Tewahominy
- Tewakominy Creek
- Tewaw-hommini Creek
Course
Aarons Creek rises in a pond about 5 miles northeast of Allensville, North Carolina, in Person County and then flows north-northeast through Granville County, North Carolina and into Virginia to join the Dan River about 1 mile northeast of Aarons Creek.[3]
Watershed
Aarons Creek drains 67.01 square miles (173.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 421.02, and is about 56% forested.[5]
