Wolfpit Run (Aarons Creek tributary)
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| Wolfpit Run Tributary to Aarons Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Wolfpit Run mouth  Wolfpit Run (Aarons Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Counties | Halifax (VA) Granville (NC) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Crooked Fork divide |
| • location | about 3 miles south of Virgilina, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°31′28″N 078°47′09″W / 36.52444°N 78.78583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 628 ft (191 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 2 miles east of Virgilina, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°33′06″N 078°44′25″W / 36.55167°N 78.74028°W[1] |
• elevation | 358 ft (109 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.00 mi (6.44 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 4.34 square miles (11.2 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Aarons Creek |
| • average | 5.42 cu ft/s (0.153 m3/s) at mouth with Aarons Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Aarons Creek → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | NC 96, Wolfpit Road, VA 49 |
Wolfpit Run is a 4.00 mi (6.44 km) long 1st order tributary to Aarons Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.
Wolfpit Run rises about 3 miles south of Virgilina, Virginia in Granville County, North Carolina, and then flows northeast to join Aarons Creek about 2 miles east of Virgilina.[3]