Terrible Creek Tributary to Banister River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Halifax
Physical characteristics
Source	unnamed tributary to Catawba Creek divide
• location	about 1 mile southeast of Volens, Virginia
• coordinates	36°56′01″N 079°00′18″W / 36.93361°N 79.00500°W / 36.93361; -79.00500[1]
• elevation	600 ft (180 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 0.5 miles north of Halifax, Virginia
• coordinates	36°46′44″N 078°55′11″W / 36.77889°N 78.91972°W / 36.77889; -78.91972[1]
• elevation	344 ft (105 m)[3]
Length	13.44 mi (21.63 km)[4]
Basin size	39.00 square miles (101.0 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Banister River
• average	45.89 cu ft/s (1.299 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River[5]
Basin features
Progression	Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Roanoke River
Tributaries
• left	Little Terrible Creek
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Beaver Pond Road, Liberty Road, Woodbourne Road, Dudley Road

Terrible Creek is a 13.44 mi (21.63 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Banister River in Halifax County, Virginia.

Course

Terrible Creek rises about 1 mile southeast of Volens, Virginia in Halifax County and then flows generally southeast to join the Banister River about 0.5 miles north of Halifax.^[3]

Watershed

Terrible Creek drains 37.00 square miles (95.8 km²) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 398.10, and is about 54% forested.^[5]