Sinking Creek (New River tributary)

For the stream in Scott and Russell counties, Virginia, see Sinking Creek (Clinch River).

Sinking Creek
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Virginia
Basin size	New River

Sinking Creek is a river in the United States state of Virginia. Due to the karst topography northwest of Blacksburg, the river disappears underground and then re-emerges from springs as it flows into the New River.

See also

• List of rivers of Virginia

References

• USGS Geographic Names Information Service
• USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
• Salmon, Emily J.; Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr., eds. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.