Lawsons Creek (Dan River tributary)
| Lawsons Creek Tributary to Dan River | |
|---|---|
Location of Lawsons Creek mouth Lawsons Creek (Dan River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Halifax |
| City | South Boston |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Powells Creek divide |
| • location | about 3 miles northeast of Cunningham, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°33′25″N 079°03′02″W / 36.55694°N 79.05056°W |
| • elevation | 525 ft (160 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | southwest end of South Boston, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°41′14″N 078°54′59″W / 36.68722°N 78.91639°W |
• elevation | 320 ft (98 m) |
| Length | 13.44 mi (21.63 km) |
| Basin size | 39.80 square miles (103.1 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Dan River |
| • average | 46.44 cu ft/s (1.315 m3/s) at mouth with Dan River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Long Branch Butrum Creek Jerimy Creek Stokes Creek |
| Waterbodies | Wilkins Pond |
| Bridges | Mill Pond Road, Turbeville Road, Cedar Grove Road, US 360 |
Lawsons Creek is a 13.44 mi (21.63 km) long 4th order tributary to the Dan River in Halifax County, Virginia.