Rowanty Creek is a 14-mile long creek that is a tributary to the Nottoway River in southeastern Virginia. It is formed at the confluence of Hatcher Run and Gravelly Run.

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Rowanty Creek
Tributary to Nottoway River
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Location of the mouth of Rowanty Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountySussex
Prince George
Dinwiddie
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Hatcher Run and Gravelly Run
  locationabout 4 miles east of Dinwiddie, Virginia
  coordinates37°05′40″N 077°28′25″W[1]
  elevationabout 98 feet
Mouthconfluence of Rowanty Creek and Nottoway River
  location
about 2 miles northeast of Stony Creek, Virginia
  coordinates
36°58′17″N 077°20′46″W[2]
  elevation
50 feet amsl
Length22 km/14 miles[3]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemNottoway River
Tributaries 
  leftHatcher Run
Picture Branch
Rocky Branch
Arthur Swamp
Warren Swamp
  rightGravelly Run
Little Cattail Creek
Health Meadows Branch
Fox Branch
Harvells Branch
Bolling Swamp
Galley Swamp
BridgesDinwiddie County 669
Dinwiddie County 703
US 301
I-95
Sussex County 602
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Course

Rowanty Creek flows southeast from its confluence source in a braided swamp. Along the way, it encounters a few constrictions that narrow the floodplain. A number of swamps are connected together near its mouth with the Nottoway River.

Sources

The confluence of Hatcher Run and Gravelly Run mark the source of Rowanty Creek. Hatcher Run is about 7 km/4 miles in length and arises at an elevation of about 310 feet near Poole Siding, Virginia.[4] Hatcher Run is impounded in two places, Jordon Lake and Speers Millpond. Gravelly Run at 17.5 km/11 miles is the longer of the two sources.[5] It arises at an elevation of 280 feet and has one impoundment, Wilkinson Pond.[6]

Geology

Rowanty Creek flows its entire distance through Coastal Plain alluvium. However, the two runs that form the creek start in Petersburg Granite that is part of the Piedmont.[7]

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