Gibson Creek Tributary to Banister River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Halifax |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Long Branch divide |
• location | about 1.5 miles northwest of Scottsburg, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°46′40″N 078°48′50″W / 36.77778°N 78.81389°W[1] |
• elevation | 378 ft (115 m)[2] |
Mouth | |
• location | about 1 mile east of Wolf Trap, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°43′09″N 078°48′01″W / 36.71917°N 78.80028°W[1] |
• elevation | 305 ft (93 m)[3] |
Length | 5.26 mi (8.47 km)[4] |
Basin size | 6.80 square miles (17.6 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Banister River |
• average | 8.45 cu ft/s (0.239 m3/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 | S Terrys Bridge Road, Wolf Trap Road |
Gibson Creek is a 5.26 mi (8.47 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Halifax County, Virginia.