Craig Creek
| Craig Creek | |
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 Headwaters of Craig Creek on border of Brush Mountain Wilderness | |
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| Country | United States |
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| • location | Virginia |
Craig Creek (also known as Craig's Creek or Craigs Creek) is an 84-mile-long (135 km)[1] tributary of the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It flows through the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians in western Virginia, passing 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Roanoke.
Craig Creek rises in Montgomery County, Virginia, 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Blacksburg, in a valley between the parallel long ridges of Brush Mountain and Sinking Creek Mountain. It flows northeast into Craig County. Turning north, the creek passes the town of New Castle at the eastern end of Sinking Creek Mountain, then continues generally northeast, though making continuous large incised meanders, into Botetourt County, where it joins the James River just upstream from the town of Eagle Rock.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed April 1, 2011
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Craig Creek
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
- Salmon, Emily J.; Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr., eds. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.
37°38′43″N 79°48′48″W / 37.64541°N 79.81338°W