Parrotts Creek
Stream in Virginia, USA
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Parrotts Creek is a 5.16 mi (8.30 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rappahannock River in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States.
| Parrotts Creek Tributary to Rappahannock River | |
|---|---|
Rappahannock River at Parrotts Creek in Waterview, Virginia | |
  Location of Parrotts Creek mouth  Parrotts Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Middlesex |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Briery Swamp divide |
| • location | about 0.1 miles southeast of Jamaica, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 37°42′39″N 076°41′24″W[1] |
| • elevation | 80 ft (24 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rappahannock River |
• location | Ross Point, Virginia |
• coordinates | 37°43′52″N 076°37′06″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.16 mi (8.30 km)[3] |
Basin size | 8.44 square miles (21.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rappahannock River |
| • average | 9.50 cu ft/s (0.269 m3/s) at mouth with Rappahannock River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally east |
| River system | Rappahannock River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Wyatt Swamp |
| Waterbodies | Beazley Pond |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Parrott's Creek
Course
Parrotts Creek rises on the Briery Swamp divide about 0.1 miles southeast of Jamaica, Virginia. Parrotts Creek then flows easterly to meet the Rappahannock River at Ross Point, Virginia.[2]
Watershed
Parrotts Creek drains 8.44 square miles (21.9 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 446.54 and is about 62.7% forested.[4]
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