Cherrystone Creek

Stream in Virginia, USA
36°55′01″N 079°27′56″W / 36.91694°N 79.46556°W / 36.91694; -79.46556[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 / 36.80722°N 79.33972°W / 36.80722; -79.33972[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 featuresProgressionBanister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic OceanRiver systemRoanoke RiverTributaries  • leftPole Bridge Branch
Whites Branch
Tanyard Branch
Little Cherrystone Creek • rightRoaring Fork
Green Rock BranchWaterbodiesCherrystone LakeBridgesOld Red Eye Road, Anderson Mill Road, Hodnetts Mill Road, VA 57, US 29, Davis Road, Fairview Road

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]

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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "Cherrystone Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.


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