Aarons Creek (Dan River)
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| Water code | US : 1023788 | |
| location | North Carolina and Virginia | |
| River system | Roanoke River | |
| Drain over | Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in Person County , North Carolina, 36 ° 25 ′ 31 ″ N , 78 ° 48 ′ 4 ″ W. |
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| muzzle | in the John H. Kerr Reservoir , Virginia Coordinates: 36 ° 40 ′ 29 " N , 78 ° 42 ′ 4" W 36 ° 40 ′ 29 " N , 78 ° 42 ′ 4" W.
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| Left tributaries | Crooked Fork, North Fork | |
The Aarons Creek is a stream in the southeastern United States .
It has its source in Person County , North Carolina . Soon after the source it changes to Granville County and flows mostly north. After taking in the Crooked Fork , Aarons Creek reaches the state of Virginia east of the village of Virgilina . From here to its mouth, the brook forms the border between Counties Halifax and Mecklenburg . Originally the Aarons Creek flowed into the Dan River , since the construction of a dam, the lowest part of the creek has been flooded by the John H. Kerr Reservoir from about the Highway 58 bridge .