North Fork is a 9.43 mi (15.18 km) long 2nd order tributary to Aarons Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.

North Fork Tributary to Aarons Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Halifax
Physical characteristics
Source	Wolpit Run divide
• location	Virgilina, Virginia at the Stateline
• coordinates	36°32′37″N 078°46′50″W[1]
• elevation	510 ft (160 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 1 mile southeast of Midway, Virginia
• coordinates	36°38′01″N 078°42′43″W[1]
• elevation	318 ft (97 m)[3]
Length	9.43 mi (15.18 km)[4]
Basin size	13.01 square miles (33.7 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Aarons Creek
• average	15.53 cu ft/s (0.440 m3/s) at mouth with Aarons Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Aarons Creek → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Roanoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	7th Street, Wilborn Road (x2), North Fork Church Road, Bowen Road, Red Bank Road, E Hitesburg Road, Aarons Creek Road, Buckshoal Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[6]

• North Fork Aaron Creek
• North Fork Aarons Creek
• North Fork Haron Creek

Course

North Fork rises in a pond at the North Carolina-Virginia state line at Virgilina, Virginia, and then flows generally northeast to join Aarons Creek about 1 mile southeast of Midway.[3]

Watershed

North Fork drains 13.01 square miles (33.7 km²) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 412.33, and is about 52% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Virginia Rivers

References