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Wolfpit Run (Aarons Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°33′06″N 078°44′25″W / 36.55167°N 78.74028°W / 36.55167; -78.74028
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Wolfpit Run
Tributary to Aarons Creek
Map of Wolfpit Run mouth location
Map of Wolfpit Run mouth location
Location of Wolfpit Run mouth
Map of Wolfpit Run mouth location
Map of Wolfpit Run mouth location
Wolfpit Run (Aarons Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountiesHalifax (VA)
Granville (NC)
Physical characteristics
SourceCrooked Fork divide
 • locationabout 3 miles south of Virgilina, Virginia
 • coordinates36°31′28″N 078°47′09″W / 36.52444°N 78.78583°W / 36.52444; -78.78583[1]
 • elevation628 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 / 36.55167; -78.74028[1]
 • elevation
358 ft (109 m)[3]
Length4.00 mi (6.44 km)[4]
Basin size4.34 square miles (11.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationAarons Creek
 • average5.42 cu ft/s (0.153 m3/s) at mouth with Aarons Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionAarons CreekDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesNC 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.

Course

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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]

Watershed

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Wolfpit Run drains 4.34 square miles (11.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 420.01, and is about 52% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Wolfpit Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Wolfpit Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 August 2021.