Cherrystone Creek

Cherrystone Creek
Tributary to Banister River
Map of Cherrystone Creek mouth location
Map of Cherrystone Creek mouth location
Location of Cherrystone Creek mouth
Map of Cherrystone Creek mouth location
Map of Cherrystone Creek mouth location
Cherrystone Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
CityChatham
Physical characteristics
SourcePotter Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles northeast of Redeye, Virginia
 • coordinates36°55′01″N 079°27′56″W / 36.91694°N 79.46556°W / 36.91694; -79.46556[1]
 • elevation970 ft (300 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 2 miles southwest of Motleys Mill, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°48′26″N 079°20′23″W / 36.80722°N 79.33972°W / 36.80722; -79.33972[1]
 • elevation
558 ft (170 m)[3]
Length13.36 mi (21.50 km)[4]
Basin size45.52 square miles (117.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBanister River
 • average57.03 cu ft/s (1.615 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftPole Bridge Branch
Whites Branch
Tanyard Branch
Little Cherrystone Creek
 • rightRoaring Fork
Green Rock Branch
WaterbodiesCherrystone Lake
BridgesOld Red Eye Road, Anderson Mill Road, Hodnetts Mill Road, VA 57, US 29, Davis Road, Fairview Road

Cherrystone Creek is a 13.36 mi (21.50 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

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