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Stream in Virginia, USA
Pine Creek
Tributary to Sandy Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Gunther Branch divide
 • locationabout 1 mile northeast of Keeling, Virginia
 • coordinates36°43′45″N 079°16′20″W / 36.72917°N 79.27222°W / 36.72917; -79.27222
 • elevation640 ft (200 m)
Mouth 
 • locationabout 2 miles east of Dodson Corners, Virginia
 • coordinates36°45′55″N 079°14′40″W / 36.76528°N 79.24444°W / 36.76528; -79.24444
 • elevation487 ft (148 m)
Length2.73 mi (4.39 km)
Basin size3.05 square miles (7.9 km)
Discharge 
 • locationSandy Creek
 • average4.05 cu ft/s (0.115 m/s) at mouth with Sandy Creek
Basin features
ProgressionSandy CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDodson Road

Pine Creek is a 2.73 mi (4.39 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sandy Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

Pine Creek rises about 1 mile east of Dodson Corners, Virginia in Pittsylvania County and then flows north-northeast to join Sandy Creek about 1 mile northeast of Keeling.

Watershed

Pine Creek drains 3.05 square miles (7.9 km) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 376.86, and is about 52% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Pine Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Pine Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 July 2021.


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