| Banister River | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Dan River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Banister River mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Banister River mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Halifax Pittsylvania |
| Length: | 78.77miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Dan River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 591.86cuft/s at mouth with Dan River[2] |
| Source1: | Tomahawk Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 1.5 miles northeast of Callands, Virginia |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 36.835°N -79.5714°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 980feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Dan River |
| Mouth Location: | about 2 miles north-northeast of Omega, Virginia |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 36.6997°N -78.8025°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 300feet[5] |
| Progression: | Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries Left: | Robins Branch, Bearskin Creek, Cherrystone Creek, Whitethorn Creek, Stinking River, Allen Creek, Brush Creek, Runaway Creek, Bradley Creek, Terrible Creek, Winn Creek, Gibson Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Mitchell Branch, Wet Sleeve Creek, Strawberry Creek, Pudding Creek, White Oak Creek, Shockoe Creek, Bird Creek, Squirrel Creek, Elkhorn Creek, Bye Creek, Sandy Creek, Polecat Creek, Kents Creek, Toots Creek, Myers Creek, Wolf Trap Creek |
| Waterbodies: | Banister Lake John H. Kerr Reservoir |
| Bridges: | N Briar Mountain Road, Berry Road, VA 57, Elm Road, Glenview Drive, Strawberry Road, Banister Road, Irish Road, US 29, Dairy View Road, Halifax Road, McCormick Road, Riceville Road, Leda Road, Meadsville Road, Bethel Road, US 360 |
The Banister River is a tributary of the Dan River, about 65 mi (105 km) long, in southern Virginia in the United States. Via the Dan, it is part of the watershed of the Roanoke River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. It rises on Brier Mountain in western Pittsylvania County and flows generally eastwardly into Halifax County, past the town of Halifax. It joins the Dan River 6 mi (9.7 km) east of the town of South Boston.
In Pittsylvania County the Banister collects the Stinking River.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: