Little Bearskin Creek

Stream in Virginia, USA
36°49′23″N 079°31′37″W / 36.82306°N 79.52694°W / 36.82306; -79.52694[1] • elevation855 ft (261 m)[2] Mouth 
 • location
about 2 miles southwest of Weal, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°48′18″N 079°28′28″W / 36.80500°N 79.47444°W / 36.80500; -79.47444[1]
 • elevation
673 ft (205 m)[3]Length3.29 mi (5.29 km)[4]Basin size4.20 square miles (10.9 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationBearskin Creek • average5.81 cu ft/s (0.165 m3/s) at mouth with Bearskin Creek[5] Basin featuresProgressionBearskin Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic OceanRiver systemRoanoke RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesHollywood Road

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]

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

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Little Bearskin Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Little Bearskin Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.


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