Little Bearskin Creek
Little Bearskin Creek is a 3.29 mi (5.29 km) long 2nd order tributary to Bearskin Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
| Little Bearskin Creek Tributary to Bearskin Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Little Bearskin Creek mouth  Little Bearskin Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Robins Branch divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles southeast of Rondo, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°49′23″N 079°31′37″W[1] |
| • elevation | 855 ft (261 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 2 miles southwest of Weal, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°48′18″N 079°28′28″W[1] |
• elevation | 673 ft (205 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.29 mi (5.29 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 4.20 square miles (10.9 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Bearskin Creek |
| • average | 5.81 cu ft/s (0.165 m3/s) at mouth with Bearskin Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bearskin Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Hollywood Road |
Course
Little Bearskin Creek rises about 0.25 miles southeast of Rondo, Virginia and then flows southeast to join Bearskin Creek about 2 miles southwest of Weal.[3]
Watershed
Little Bearskin Creek drains 4.20 square miles (10.9 km2) of area, receives about 45.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 384.44, and is about 54% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Little Bearskin Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- "Little Bearskin Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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