Wet Sleeve Creek

Stream in Virginia, USA
36°49′44″N 079°34′41″W / 36.82889°N 79.57806°W / 36.82889; -79.57806[1] • elevation980 ft (300 m)[2] Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles north of Banister, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°46′54″N 079°31′52″W / 36.78167°N 79.53111°W / 36.78167; -79.53111[1]
 • elevation
659 ft (201 m)[3]Length5.87 mi (9.45 km)[4]Basin size4.38 square miles (11.3 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationBanister River • average6.04 cu ft/s (0.171 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River[5] Basin featuresProgressionBanister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic OceanRiver systemRoanoke RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesWet Sleeve Creek Road, Gap Road

Wet Sleeve Creek is a 5.87 mi (9.45 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Wet Sleeve Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles northeast of Callands, Virginia and then flows south and then east to join the Banister River about 0.5 miles north of Banister.[3]

Watershed

Wet Sleeve Creek drains 4.38 square miles (11.3 km2) of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 346.31, and is about 51% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Wet Sleeve Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Wet Sleeve Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.


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