Aarons Creek (Dan River tributary)

Aarons Creek is a 27.74 mi (44.64 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Dan River in Halifax County, Virginia. Aarons Creek forms the boundary of Halifax and Mecklenburg Counties, Virginia up to the Dan River.

Aarons Creek Tributary to Dan River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Counties (VA)	Halifax Mecklenburg
Counties (NC)	Granville Person
Physical characteristics
Source	Tar River divide
• location	pond about 5 miles northeast of Allensville, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°25′31″N 078°48′04″W[1]
• elevation	605 ft (184 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 1 mile northeast of Aarons Creek, Virginia
• coordinates	36°40′29″N 078°42′04″W[1]
• elevation	300 ft (91 m)[3]
Length	27.74 mi (44.64 km)[4]
Basin size	67.01 square miles (173.6 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Dan River
• average	74.91 cu ft/s (2.121 m3/s) at mouth with Dan River[5]
Basin features
Progression	Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Roanoke River
Tributaries
• left	Crooked Fork Wolfpit Run Mountain Branch Big Mountain Branch North Fork
• right	Perkins Branch Big Branch
Bridges	Thomas Green Road, Rosemary Way, Raymond Royster Road, Aaron Creek Church Road, NC 96, Grassy Creek-Virgilina Road, VA 49, Willards Mill Road, White House Road, US 58

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[6]

• Aaron Creek
• Aaron's Creek
• Crooked Fork
• Tewa-ho-mony Creek
• Tewahominy
• Tewakominy Creek
• Tewaw-hommini Creek

Course

Aarons Creek rises in a pond about 5 miles northeast of Allensville, North Carolina, in Person County and then flows north-northeast through Granville County, North Carolina and into Virginia to join the Dan River about 1 mile northeast of Aarons Creek.^[3]

Watershed

Aarons Creek drains 67.01 square miles (173.6 km²) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 421.02, and is about 56% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of Virginia Rivers
• List of North Carolina Rivers

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Aarons Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
5. "Aarons Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ararat River