Butrum Creek

Butrum Creek is a 3.88 mi (6.24 km) long 1st order tributary to Lawsons Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.

Butrum Creek Tributary to Lawsons Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Halifax
Physical characteristics
Source	unnamed tributary to Coleman Creek divide
• location	about 1 mile northeast of Alton, Virginia
• coordinates	36°35′28″N 078°58′52″W[1]
• elevation	530 ft (160 m)[1]
Mouth
• location	about 1 mile west of Cedar Grove, Virginia
• coordinates	36°37′20″N 079°00′30″W[2]
• elevation	390 ft (120 m)[2]
Length	2.88 mi (4.63 km)[3]
Basin size	2.63 square miles (6.8 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Lawsons Creek
• average	3.42 cu ft/s (0.097 m3/s) at mouth with Lawsons Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Lawsons Creek → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Roanoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies	Blanes Millpond
Bridges	none

Course

Butrum Creek rises about 1 mile west of Cedar Grove, Virginia, and flows northeast to join Lawsons Creek about 3 miles northeast of Alton.^[2]

Watershed

Butrum Creek drains an area of 2.63 square miles (6.8 km²), receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 387.82, and is about 45% forested.^[4]

See also

• List of Virginia Rivers