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'''Dunlap Creek''' is a {{convert|25.9|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed April 1, 2011</ref> tributary of the [[Jackson River (Virginia)|Jackson River]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Virginia]]. It is part of the [[James River]] watershed. |
'''Dunlap Creek''' is a {{convert|25.9|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webcite|url=http://www.webcitation.org/66gupqQDM?url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=20120405000000 |dateformat=iso }}, accessed April 1, 2011</ref> tributary of the [[Jackson River (Virginia)|Jackson River]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Virginia]]. It is part of the [[James River]] watershed. |
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The creek forms at [[Earlehurst, Virginia|Earlehurst]] in [[Alleghany County, Virginia]], by the confluence of Back Creek and Sweet Springs Creek, both of which rise to the southwest in [[Monroe County, West Virginia]]. Dunlap Creek flows northeast, paralleled by [[Route 311 (Virginia – West Virginia)|State Route 311]] as far as the village of [[Crows, Virginia|Crows]]. The creek continues northeast, now followed by [[Virginia State Route 159|State Route 159]], past the villages of [[Hematite, Virginia|Hematite]] and [[Moss Run, Virginia|Moss Run]], then turns more easterly where it is crossed by [[Interstate 64 in Virginia|Interstate 64]] east of [[Callaghan, Virginia|Callaghan]]. Now followed by [[U.S. Route 60 in Virginia|U.S. Route 60]], the creek passes the village of Dunlap Beach and joins the Jackson River north of the center of the city of [[Covington, Virginia|Covington]]. |
The creek forms at [[Earlehurst, Virginia|Earlehurst]] in [[Alleghany County, Virginia]], by the confluence of Back Creek and Sweet Springs Creek, both of which rise to the southwest in [[Monroe County, West Virginia]]. Dunlap Creek flows northeast, paralleled by [[Route 311 (Virginia – West Virginia)|State Route 311]] as far as the village of [[Crows, Virginia|Crows]]. The creek continues northeast, now followed by [[Virginia State Route 159|State Route 159]], past the villages of [[Hematite, Virginia|Hematite]] and [[Moss Run, Virginia|Moss Run]], then turns more easterly where it is crossed by [[Interstate 64 in Virginia|Interstate 64]] east of [[Callaghan, Virginia|Callaghan]]. Now followed by [[U.S. Route 60 in Virginia|U.S. Route 60]], the creek passes the village of Dunlap Beach and joins the Jackson River north of the center of the city of [[Covington, Virginia|Covington]]. |
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Dunlap Creek is a 25.9-mile-long (41.7 km)[1] tributary of the Jackson River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is part of the James River watershed.
The creek forms at Earlehurst in Alleghany County, Virginia, by the confluence of Back Creek and Sweet Springs Creek, both of which rise to the southwest in Monroe County, West Virginia. Dunlap Creek flows northeast, paralleled by State Route 311 as far as the village of Crows. The creek continues northeast, now followed by State Route 159, past the villages of Hematite and Moss Run, then turns more easterly where it is crossed by Interstate 64 east of Callaghan. Now followed by U.S. Route 60, the creek passes the village of Dunlap Beach and joins the Jackson River north of the center of the city of Covington.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Template:Webcite, accessed April 1, 2011
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunlap Creek (Virginia)
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
- Salmon, Emily J.; Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.