Wet Sleeve Creek

Wet Sleeve Creek
Tributary to Banister River
Map of Wet Sleeve Creek mouth location
Map of Wet Sleeve Creek mouth location
Location of Wet Sleeve Creek mouth
Map of Wet Sleeve Creek mouth location
Map of Wet Sleeve Creek mouth location
Wet Sleeve Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceSailor Creek divide (Brier Mountain)
 • locationpond about 0.25 miles northeast of Callands, Virginia
 • coordinates36°49′44″N 079°34′41″W / 36.82889°N 79.57806°W / 36.82889; -79.57806[1]
 • elevation980 ft (300 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles north of Banister, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°46′54″N 079°31′52″W / 36.78167°N 79.53111°W / 36.78167; -79.53111[1]
 • elevation
659 ft (201 m)[3]
Length5.87 mi (9.45 km)[4]
Basin size4.38 square miles (11.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBanister River
 • average6.04 cu ft/s (0.171 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
BridgesWet Sleeve Creek Road, Gap Road

Wet Sleeve Creek is a 5.87 mi (9.45 km) long 2nd 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 - Wet Sleeve Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Wet Sleeve Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.