Parrotts Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the
Rappahannock River
The Rappahannock River is a river in eastern Virginia, in the United States, approximately in length.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 It traverses the entir ...
in
Middlesex County, Virginia
Middlesex County is a county located on the Middle Peninsula in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,625. Its county seat is Saluda.
History
This area was long settled by indigenous peoples; those encount ...
, United States.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories, Antarctica, and the associated states of ...
, it has also been known historically as:
*Parrott's Creek
Course
Parrotts Creek rises on the Briery Swamp divide about 0.1 miles southeast of
Jamaica, Virginia
Jamaica is an unincorporated community in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. Jamaica is located on U.S. Route 17 northwest of Saluda. Jamaica had a post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail ...
. Parrotts Creek then flows easterly to meet the Rappahannock River at Ross Point, Virginia.
Watershed
Parrotts Creek drains of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a
topographic wetness index The topographic wetness index (TWI), also known as the compound topographic index (CTI), is a steady state wetness index. It is commonly used to quantify topographic control on hydrological processes. The index is a function of both the slope and t ...
of 446.54 and is about 62.7% forested.
Maps
See also
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List of rivers of Virginia
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
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Bodies of water of Middlesex County, Virginia
Rivers of Virginia
Tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay