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Bird Creek (Banister River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°54′27″N 079°10′33″W / 36.90750°N 79.17583°W / 36.90750; -79.17583
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Bird Creek
Tributary to Banister River
Map of Bird Creek mouth location
Map of Bird Creek mouth location
Location of Bird Creek mouth
Map of Bird Creek mouth location
Map of Bird Creek mouth location
Bird Creek (Banister River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Elkhorn Creek divide
 • locationpond about 4 miles northeast of Java, Virginia
 • coordinates36°51′52″N 079°12′09″W / 36.86444°N 79.20250°W / 36.86444; -79.20250[1]
 • elevation640 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 / 36.90750; -79.17583[1]
 • elevation
401 ft (122 m)[3]
Length3.90 mi (6.28 km)[4]
Basin size2.68 square miles (6.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBanister River
 • average4.80 cu ft/s (0.136 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRiceville Road

Bird Creek is a 3.90 mi (6.28 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bird Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Bird Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 August 2021.