Whetstone Creek (Little Nottoway River tributary)
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CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyNottoway
locationabout 1.5 miles southwest of Martins Corner, Virginia
| Whetstone Creek Tributary to Little Nottoway River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Nottoway |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | about 1.5 miles southwest of Martins Corner, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 37°06′20″N 078°09′33″W / 37.10556°N 78.15917°W[1] |
| • elevation | 510 ft (160 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Little Nottoway River |
• location | about 2 miles northwest of Blackstone, Virginia |
• coordinates | 37°05′06″N 078°02′57″W / 37.08500°N 78.04917°W[1] |
• elevation | 259 ft (79 m)[1] |
| Length | 8.03 mi (12.92 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 10.54 square miles (27.3 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 13.14 cu ft/s (0.372 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 |
| Bridges | The Falls Road (VA 49) Snead Spring Road Flat Rock Road The Grove Road |
The Whetstone Creek is a 10.54 mi (16.96 km) long tributary to the Little Nottoway River in the United States state of Virginia. Located in the southeastern part of the state, it is part of the larger Chowan-Albemarle drainage. The watershed is 65% forested and 32% agricultural with the rest of land as other uses.[4]
