Wolf Trap Creek

Wolf Trap Creek
Tributary to Banister River
Map of Wolf Trap Creek mouth location
Map of Wolf Trap Creek mouth location
Location of Wolf Trap Creek mouth
Map of Wolf Trap Creek mouth location
Map of Wolf Trap Creek mouth location
Wolf Trap Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Physical characteristics
SourceReedy Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles east of Loves Shop, Virginia
 • coordinates36°43′49″N 078°53′17″W / 36.73028°N 78.88806°W / 36.73028; -78.88806[1]
 • elevation460 ft (140 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles northeast of Wolf Trap, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°43′17″N 078°48′34″W / 36.72139°N 78.80944°W / 36.72139; -78.80944[1]
 • elevation
306 ft (93 m)[3]
Length3.77 mi (6.07 km)[4]
Basin size3.56 square miles (9.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBanister River
 • average4.49 cu ft/s (0.127 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
BridgesUs 360

Wolf Trap Creek is a 3.77 mi (6.07 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Halifax County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Wolf Trap Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Wolf Trap Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 July 2021.