Meherrin River
Tributary to Chowan River |
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The Meherrin at Emporia, Virginia |
Chowan River Watershed |
Location of Meherrin River mouth Show map of North CarolinaMeherrin River (the United States) Show map of the United States |
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Country | United States |
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State | Virginia North Carolina |
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County | Hertford (NC) Northampton (NC) Southampton (VA) Greensville (VA) Brunswick (VA) Mecklenburg (VA) Lunenburg (VA) |
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City | Emporia, Virginia Murfreesboro, NC |
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Source | confluence of South Meherrin River and North Meherrin River |
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• location | Reekes Mill, Virginia |
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• coordinates | 36°49′11″N 078°16′32″W[1] |
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• elevation | 258 ft (79 m)[2] |
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Mouth | Chowan River |
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• location | about 0.5 miles north of Chowan Beach, North Carolina |
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• coordinates | 36°25′54″N 076°56′53″W[1] |
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• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[3] |
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Length | 143.37 mi (230.73 km)[4] |
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Basin size | 1,601.05 square miles (4,146.7 km2)[5] |
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Discharge | |
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• location | Chowan River |
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• average | 1,565.82 cu ft/s (44.339 m3/s) at mouth with Chowan River[5] |
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Progression | Chowan River → Albemarle Sound[4] |
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River system | Chowan River |
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Tributaries | |
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• left | North Meherrin River, Mason Creek, Crooked Creek, Flat Rock Creek, Stony Creek, Aaron Creek, Shining Creek, Briery Branch, Flat Branch, Saddletree Creek, Totaro Creek, Great Creek, Robinson Creek, Reedy Creek, Greensville Creek, Metcalf Branch, Caney Branch, Big Branch, Buckhorn Swamp, Burnt Reeds Swamp |
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• right | South Meherrin River, Buckhorn Creek, Piney Creek, Mountain Creek, Smith Creek, Taylors Creek, Evans Creek, Genito Creek, Hays Creek, Allen Creek, Coldwater Creek, Big Branch, Brandy Creek, Lightfoot Creek, Millpond Creek, Douglas Run, Falling Run, Fountains Creek, Cypress Creek, Kirbys Creek, Worrell Mill Swamp, Potecasi Creek |
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Bridges | Oral Oaks Road, North Whittles Mill Road, Craig Mill Road, VA 138, Dixie Bridge Road, I-85, US 1, US 58, Robinson Ferry Road, Meherrin Beach Road, VA 46, Iron Bridge Road, Western Mill Road, I-95, Main Street, Hicksford Avenue, Little Texas Road, NC 186, Branches Bridge Road, NC 35, Boones Bridge Road, US 258, |
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