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Stream in Virginia, USA
Myers Creek
Tributary to Banister River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Poplar Creek divide
 • locationLoves Shop, Virginia
 • coordinates36°43′57″N 078°54′16″W / 36.73250°N 78.90444°W / 36.73250; -78.90444
 • elevation480 ft (150 m)
Mouth 
 • locationabout 4 miles northeast of South Boston, Virginia
 • coordinates36°44′46″N 078°51′09″W / 36.74611°N 78.85250°W / 36.74611; -78.85250
 • elevation318 ft (97 m)
Length3.49 mi (5.62 km)
Basin size2.74 square miles (7.1 km)
Discharge 
 • locationBanister River
 • average3.55 cu ft/s (0.101 m/s) at mouth with Banister River
Basin features
ProgressionBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMyers Road

Myers Creek is a 3.49-mile-long (5.62 km) 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Halifax County, Virginia.

Course

Myers Creek rises at Loves Shop, Virginia in Halifax County and then flows northeast and east to join the Banister River about 4 miles northeast of South Boston.

Watershed

Myers Creek drains 2.74 square miles (7.1 km) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 395.59, and is about 55% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Myers Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Myers Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 July 2021.


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