Urbanna Creek facts for kids

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Urbanna Creek in Urbanna, Virginia
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Other name(s)	Tributary to Rappahannock River
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Middlesex
City	Urbanna
Physical characteristics
Main source	Dam at Town Bridge Pond about 0.5 miles southwest of Urbanna, Virginia 0 ft (0 m) 37°38′06″N 076°35′57″W / 37.63500°N 76.59917°W / 37.63500; -76.59917
River mouth	Rappahannock River Urbanna, Virginia 0 ft (0 m) 37°38′30″N 076°34′04″W / 37.64167°N 76.56778°W / 37.64167; -76.56778
Length	3.52 mi (5.66 km)
Basin features
Progression	southeast then northeast
River system	Rappahannock River
Basin size	9.69 square miles (25.1 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Town Bridge Swamp Right: Glebe Swamp
Waterbodies	Town Bridge Pond
Bridges	Town Bridge Road, Urbanna Road

Urbanna Creek is a 3.52 mi (5.66 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rappahannock River in Middlesex County, Virginia. The stream is tidal is for its entire distance.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

• Nimcock Creek
• Urbana Creek

Course

Urbanna Creek begins at the Town Bridge Pond dam about 0.5 miles southwest of Urbanna, Virginia. Urbanna Creek then flows southeast then northeast to meet the Rappahannock River at Urbanna, Virginia.

Watershed

Urbanna Creek drains 9.69 square miles (25.1 km²) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 432.65 and is about 54.8% forested.

Maps

Course of Urbanna Creek (Rappahannock River tributary)

Watershed of Urbanna Creek (Rappahannock River tributary)