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White Oak Creek (Banister River tributary)

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Stream in Virginia, USA
White Oak Creek
Tributary to Banister River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceSandy Creek divide
 • locationpond about 3 miles northeast of Whitmell, Virginia
 • coordinates36°43′12″N 079°28′39″W / 36.72000°N 79.47750°W / 36.72000; -79.47750
 • elevation770 ft (230 m)
Mouth 
 • locationabout 0.5 miles south-southwest of Tight Squeeze, Virginia
 • coordinates36°46′25″N 079°23′57″W / 36.77361°N 79.39917°W / 36.77361; -79.39917
 • elevation592 ft (180 m)
Length7.26 mi (11.68 km)
Basin size15.84 square miles (41.0 km)
Discharge 
 • locationBanister River
 • average20.46 cu ft/s (0.579 m/s) at mouth with Banister River
Basin features
ProgressionBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightDry Fork
BridgesWi Powell Road, Hopewell Road, Dry Fork Road

White Oak Creek is a 7.26 mi (11.68 km) long 4th order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

  • Whiteoak Creek

Course

White Oak Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles northeast of Whitmell, Virginia and then flows generally northeast to join the Banister River about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Tight Squeeze.

Watershed

White Oak Creek drains 15.84 square miles (41.0 km) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 418.01, and is about 46% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - White Oak Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. ^ "White Oak Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ararat River


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