Bye Creek

Bye Creek
Tributary to Banister River
Map of Bye Creek mouth location
Map of Bye Creek mouth location
Location of Bye Creek mouth
Map of Bye Creek mouth location
Map of Bye Creek mouth location
Bye Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Pittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceElkhorn Creek divide
 • locationspring about 0.25 miles southwest of Chaneys Store, Virginia
 • coordinates36°50′36″N 079°09′11″W / 36.84333°N 79.15306°W / 36.84333; -79.15306[1]
 • elevation600 ft (180 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1.5 miles north-northwest of Meadville, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°51′06″N 079°02′35″W / 36.85167°N 79.04306°W / 36.85167; -79.04306[1]
 • elevation
360 ft (110 m)[3]
Length6.87 mi (11.06 km)[4]
Basin size10.74 square miles (27.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBanister River
 • average13.35 cu ft/s (0.378 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 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLeda Road, Beulah Road

Bye Creek is a 6.87 mi (11.06 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Halifax County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Bye Creek rises in a spring about 0.25 miles southwest of Chaneys Store, Virginia in Pittsylvania County and then flows generally east into Halifax County to join the Banister River about 1.5 miles north-northwest of Meadville.[3]

Watershed

Bye Creek drains 10.74 square miles (27.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 374.04, and is about 55% forested.[5]

See also

References

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


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