Cherrystone Creek

Cherrystone Creek is a 13.36 mi (21.50 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Cherrystone Creek
Tributary to Banister River
Map of Cherrystone Creek mouth location
Map of Cherrystone Creek mouth location
Location of Cherrystone Creek mouth
Map of Cherrystone Creek mouth location
Map of Cherrystone Creek mouth location
Cherrystone Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
CityChatham
Physical characteristics
SourcePotter Creek divide
  locationabout 0.5 miles northeast of Redeye, Virginia
  coordinates36°55′01″N 079°27′56″W[1]
  elevation970 ft (300 m)[2]
Mouth 
  location
about 2 miles southwest of Motleys Mill, Virginia
  coordinates
36°48′26″N 079°20′23″W[1]
  elevation
558 ft (170 m)[3]
Length13.36 mi (21.50 km)[4]
Basin size45.52 square miles (117.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationBanister River
  average57.03 cu ft/s (1.615 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
  leftPole Bridge Branch
Whites Branch
Tanyard Branch
Little Cherrystone Creek
  rightRoaring Fork
Green Rock Branch
WaterbodiesCherrystone Lake
BridgesOld Red Eye Road, Anderson Mill Road, Hodnetts Mill Road, VA 57, US 29, Davis Road, Fairview Road

Course

Cherrystone Creek rises about 0.5 miles northeast of Redeye, Virginia and then flows southeast and turns northeast to join the Banister River about 2 miles southwest of Motleys Mill.[3]

Watershed

Cherrystone Creek drains 45.52 square miles (117.9 km2) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 398.40, and is about 46% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Cherrystone Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. "Cherrystone Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.


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