Little Cherrystone Creek

Stream in Virginia, USA
36°51′04″N 079°23′28″W / 36.85111°N 79.39111°W / 36.85111; -79.39111[1] • elevation795 ft (242 m)[2] Mouth 
 • location
about 2.5 miles southwest of Motleys Mill, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°48′33″N 079°20′27″W / 36.80917°N 79.34083°W / 36.80917; -79.34083[1]
 • elevation
558 ft (170 m)[3]Length4.41 mi (7.10 km)[4]Basin size45.52 square miles (117.9 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationCherrystone Creek • average7.94 cu ft/s (0.225 m3/s) at mouth with Cherrystone Creek[5] Basin featuresProgressionCherrystone Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic OceanRiver systemRoanoke RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesHailfax Road

Little Cherrystone Creek is a 4.41 mi (7.10 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Little Cherrystone Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile north of Chatham, Virginia and then flows southeast to join Cherrystone Creek about 2.5 miles southwest of Motleys Mill.[3]

Watershed

Little Cherrystone Creek drains 5.90 square miles (15.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 407.98, and is about 36% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Little 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 "Little Cherrystone Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.


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