Bird Creek (Banister River tributary)
| Bird Creek Tributary to Banister River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Bird Creek mouth  Bird Creek (Banister River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Elkhorn Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 4 miles northeast of Java, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°51′52″N 079°12′09″W / 36.86444°N 79.20250°W[1] |
| • elevation | 640 ft (200 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 3 miles south-southeast of Mt. Airy, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°54′27″N 079°10′33″W / 36.90750°N 79.17583°W[1] |
• elevation | 401 ft (122 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.90 mi (6.28 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.68 square miles (6.9 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Banister River |
| • average | 4.80 cu ft/s (0.136 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Riceville Road |
Bird Creek is a 3.90 mi (6.28 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Course
[edit]Bird Creek rises in a pond about 4 miles northeast of Java, Virginia and then flows northeast to join the Banister River about 3 miles south-southeast of Mt. Airy.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Bird Creek drains 3.90 square miles (10.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 403.63, and is about 53% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bird Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Bird Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 August 2021.