Rowanty Creek

Rowanty Creek; Tributary to Nottoway River
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Sussex; Prince George; Dinwiddie
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of Hatcher Run and Gravelly Run
⁃ location	about 4 miles east of Dinwiddie, Virginia
⁃ coordinates	37°05′40″N077°28′25″W / 37.09444°N 77.47361°W [1]
⁃ elevation	about 98 feet
Mouth	confluence of Rowanty Creek and Nottoway River
⁃ location	about 2 miles northeast of Stony Creek, Virginia
⁃ coordinates	36°58′17″N077°20′46″W / 36.97139°N 77.34611°W [2]
⁃ elevation	50 feet amsl
Length	22 km/14 miles [3]
Basin features
Progression	southeast
River system	Nottoway River
Tributaries
⁃ left	Hatcher Run; Picture Branch; Rocky Branch; Arthur Swamp; Warren Swamp;
⁃ right	Gravelly Run; Little Cattail Creek; Health Meadows Branch; Fox Branch; Harvells Branch; Bolling Swamp; Galley Swamp
Bridges	Dinwiddie County 669; Dinwiddie County 703; US 301; I-95; Sussex County 602

Last updated August 13, 2019

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.

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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References

↑ "GNIS Detail - Rowanty Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
↑ "GNIS Detail - Rowanty Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
↑ "Butterwood Lake Topo Map, Nottoway County VA (Blackstone East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
↑ "Butterwood Lake Topo Map, Nottoway County VA (Blackstone East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". www.dmme.virginia.gov. Virginia Division of Geology and Mineral Resources. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
Salmon, Emily J.; Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr., eds. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.

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[1] "GNIS Detail - Rowanty Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

[2] "GNIS Detail - Rowanty Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

[3] "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

[4] "Butterwood Lake Topo Map, Nottoway County VA (Blackstone East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

[5] "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

[6] "Butterwood Lake Topo Map, Nottoway County VA (Blackstone East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

[7] "ArcGIS Web Application". www.dmme.virginia.gov. Virginia Division of Geology and Mineral Resources. Retrieved 2 June 2019.