Runaway Creek (Banister River tributary)

Runaway Creek
Tributary to Banister River
Map of Runaway Creek mouth location
Map of Runaway Creek mouth location
Location of Runaway Creek mouth
Map of Runaway Creek mouth location
Map of Runaway Creek mouth location
Runaway Creek (Banister River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Physical characteristics
SourceCow Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles south of North Stanton, Virginia
 • coordinates36°57′39″N 079°04′50″W / 36.96083°N 79.08056°W / 36.96083; -79.08056[1]
 • elevation628 ft (191 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 2 miles southeast of Leda, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°52′58″N 079°04′29″W / 36.88278°N 79.07472°W / 36.88278; -79.07472[1]
 • elevation
374 ft (114 m)[3]
Length6.16 mi (9.91 km)[4]
Basin size7.71 square miles (20.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBanister River
 • average9.73 cu ft/s (0.276 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
BridgesRunaway Road, Leda Grove Road

Runaway Creek is a 6.16 mi (9.91 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Halifax County, Virginia.

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Runaway Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 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 2 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Runaway Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 August 2021.