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Stream in Virginia, USA
Bird Creek
Tributary to Banister River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Elkhorn Creek divide
 • locationpond about 4 miles northeast of Java, Virginia
 • coordinates36°51′52″N 079°12′09″W / 36.86444°N 79.20250°W / 36.86444; -79.20250
 • elevation640 ft (200 m)
Mouth 
 • locationabout 3 miles south-southeast of Mt. Airy, Virginia
 • coordinates36°54′27″N 079°10′33″W / 36.90750°N 79.17583°W / 36.90750; -79.17583
 • elevation401 ft (122 m)
Length3.90 mi (6.28 km)
Basin size2.68 square miles (6.9 km)
Discharge 
 • locationBanister River
 • average4.80 cu ft/s (0.136 m/s) at mouth with Banister River
Basin features
ProgressionBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRiceville Road

Bird Creek is a 3.90 mi (6.28 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

Bird Creek rises in a pond about 4 miles northeast of Java, Virginia and then flows northeast to join the Banister River about 3 miles south-southeast of Mt. Airy.

Watershed

Bird Creek drains 3.90 square miles (10.1 km) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 403.63, and is about 53% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Bird Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Bird Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 August 2021.


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