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Lawsons Creek is a long 4th order tributary to the
Dan River The Dan River flows in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. It rises in Patrick County, Virginia, and crosses the state border into Stokes County, North Carolina. It then flows into Rockingham County. From there it flows back int ...
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Course

Lawsons Creek rises about 3 miles northeast of
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, and then flows northeast to join the
Dan River The Dan River flows in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. It rises in Patrick County, Virginia, and crosses the state border into Stokes County, North Carolina. It then flows into Rockingham County. From there it flows back int ...
at the southwest side of
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Watershed

Lawsons Creek drains of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 425.97, and is about 43% forested.


See also

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List of Virginia Rivers This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Virginia. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries, arranged in the order of their confluence from mouth to source, indented under each larger stream's nam ...


References


Watershed Maps

Rivers of Virginia Rivers of Halifax County, Virginia Tributaries of the Roanoke River {{Virginia-river-stub