Terrible Creek (Banister River tributary)
| Terrible Creek Tributary to Banister River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Halifax |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Catawba Creek divide |
| • location | about 1 mile southeast of Volens, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°56′01″N 079°00′18″W / 36.93361°N 79.00500°W |
| • elevation | 600 ft (180 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 0.5 miles north of Halifax, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°46′44″N 078°55′11″W / 36.77889°N 78.91972°W |
• elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Length | 13.44 mi (21.63 km) |
| Basin size | 39.00 square miles (101.0 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Banister River |
| • average | 45.89 cu ft/s (1.299 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Little Terrible Creek |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Beaver Pond Road, Liberty Road, Woodbourne Road, Dudley Road |
Terrible Creek is a 13.44 mi (21.63 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Banister River in Halifax County, Virginia.