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 RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic 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]

  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. ^ "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 "Bye Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 August 2021.