Bearskin Creek (Banister River tributary)

Bearskin Creek
Tributary to Banister River
Map of Bearskin Creek mouth location
Map of Bearskin Creek mouth location
Location of Bearskin Creek mouth
Map of Bearskin Creek mouth location
Map of Bearskin Creek mouth location
Bearskin Creek (Banister River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceTomahawk Creek divide
 • locationpond about 0.5 miles south of Green Pond, Virginia
 • coordinates36°52′58″N 079°29′26″W / 36.88278°N 79.49056°W / 36.88278; -79.49056[1]
 • elevation890 ft (270 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles northeast of Jones Mill, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°46′13″N 079°27′12″W / 36.77028°N 79.45333°W / 36.77028; -79.45333[1]
 • elevation
613 ft (187 m)[3]
Length9.46 mi (15.22 km)[4]
Basin size21.81 square miles (56.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBanister River
 • average28.25 cu ft/s (0.800 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBanister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftLick Branch
 • rightHemp Fork
Little Bearskin Creek
Bolin Branch
BridgesAnderson Road, VA 57, Weal Road, Mitchell Road, Irish Road

Bearskin Creek is a 9.46 mi (15.22 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

Bearskin Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles south of Green Pond, Virginia and then flows south-southeast to join the Banister River about 0.5 miles northeast of Jones Mill.[3]

Watershed

Bearskin Creek drains 21.81 square miles (56.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 446.94, and is about 45% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bearskin Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Bearskin Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.


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