Bird Creek (Banister River tributary)

Bird Creek Tributary to Banister River
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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[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[1]
• elevation	401 ft (122 m)[3]
Length	3.90 mi (6.28 km)[4]
Basin size	2.68 square miles (6.9 km^2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Banister River
• average	4.80 cu ft/s (0.136 m^3/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

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

Bird Creek drains 3.90 square miles (10.1 km^2) 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

• List of Virginia Rivers

References

1. "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. "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. "Bird Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 August 2021.