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Kents Creek (Banister River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°46′48″N 078°57′06″W / 36.78000°N 78.95167°W / 36.78000; -78.95167
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Kents Creek
Tributary to Banister River
Map of Kents Creek mouth location
Map of Kents Creek mouth location
Location of Kents Creek mouth
Map of Kents Creek mouth location
Map of Kents Creek mouth location
Kents Creek (Banister River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Mikes Creek divide
 • locationpond about 1 mile southwest of Halifax, Virginia
 • coordinates36°45′22″N 078°58′10″W / 36.75611°N 78.96944°W / 36.75611; -78.96944[1]
 • elevation475 ft (145 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1 mile northwest of Halifax, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°46′48″N 078°57′06″W / 36.78000°N 78.95167°W / 36.78000; -78.95167[1]
 • elevation
351 ft (107 m)[3]
Length2.09 mi (3.36 km)[4]
Basin size1.98 square miles (5.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBanister River
 • average2.60 cu ft/s (0.074 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesBanister Lake (flows into)
BridgesBall Park Loop

Kents Creek is a 2.09 mi (3.36 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Halifax County, Virginia.

Course

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Kents Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile southwest of Halifax, Virginia in Halifax County and then flows northeast to join the Banister River about 1 mile northwest of Halifax.[3]

Watershed

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Kents Creek drains 1.98 square miles (5.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 366.83, and is about 69% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Kents Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Kents Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 July 2021.