Lazaretto Creek (Little Nottoway River tributary)
American river
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Lazaretto Creek is a 8.89 mi (14.31 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 51% forested and 39% agricultural with the rest of land as other uses.[4]
| Lazaretto Creek Tributary to the Little Nottoway River | |
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| Etymology | Old Spanish word for prison[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Nottoway |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | by Piedmont State Hospital, about 2 miles northeast of Burkeville, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 37°11′28″N 078°10′44″W[1] |
| • elevation | 490 ft (150 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Little Nottoway River |
• location | about 0.5 miles southwest of Nottoway Court House, Virginia |
• coordinates | 37°07′55″N 078°05′46″W[1] |
• elevation | 290 ft (88 m)[2] |
| Length | 8.03 mi (12.92 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 8.89 square miles (23.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Little Nottoway River |
| • average | 11.06 cu ft/s (0.313 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 | Crystal Lake |
| Bridges | US 460 Rocky Ford Road Lone Pine Road The Falls Road Bible Road |
