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Lagrange Creek (Rappahannock River tributary)

Coordinates: 37°40′08″N 076°35′13″W / 37.66889°N 76.58694°W / 37.66889; -76.58694
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Lagrange Creek
Tributary to Rappahannock River
Lagrange Creek near Urbanna, on the Rappahannock River, Virginia
Lagrange Creek (Rappahannock River tributary) is located in Virginia
Lagrange Creek (Rappahannock River tributary)
Location of Lagrange Creek mouth
Lagrange Creek (Rappahannock River tributary) is located in the United States
Lagrange Creek (Rappahannock River tributary)
Lagrange Creek (Rappahannock River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyMiddlesex
Physical characteristics
SourceBriery Swamp and Wyatt Swamp divide
 • locationabout 2 miles southeast of Jamaica, Virginia
 • coordinates37°41′28″N 076°41′00″W / 37.69111°N 76.68333°W / 37.69111; -76.68333[1]
 • elevation70 ft (21 m)[2]
MouthRappahannock River
 • location
Long Point, Virginia
 • coordinates
37°40′08″N 076°35′13″W / 37.66889°N 76.58694°W / 37.66889; -76.58694[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length6.51 mi (10.48 km)[3]
Basin size16.89 square miles (43.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationRappahannock River
 • average19.02 cu ft/s (0.539 m3/s) at mouth with Rappahannock River[4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemRappahannock River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightSouth Branch Lagrange Creek
WaterbodiesBurch Pond
BridgesBurchs Mill Road

Lagrange Creek is a 6.51 mi (10.48 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rappahannock River in Middlesex County, Virginia.

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • La Grange Creek

In colonial times it was known as[5]

  • Burnham's Creek
  • Sunderland Creek

Course

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Lagrange Creek rises on the Briery Swamp and Wyatt Swamp divide about 2 miles southeast of Jamaica, Virginia. Lagrange Creek then flows southeast to meet the Rappahannock River at Long Point, Virginia.[2]

Watershed

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Lagrange Creek drains 16.89 square miles (43.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 512.02 and is about 40.9% forested.[4]

Maps

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Course of Lagrange Creek (Rappahannock River tributary)
Watershed of Lagrange Creek (Rappahannock River tributary)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Lagrange Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Lagrange Creek Topo Map, Middlesex County VA (Urbanna Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Lagrange Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  5. ^ Gill, Dan (February 2013). "Sunderland" (PDF). Retrieved November 6, 2021.