Bird Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Banister River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bird Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Bird Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Pittsylvania |
Length: | 3.9miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Banister River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 4.8cuft/s at mouth with Banister River[2] |
Source1: | unnamed tributary to Elkhorn Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | pond about 4 miles northeast of Java, Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.8644°N -79.2025°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 640feet[4] |
Mouth Location: | about 3 miles south-southeast of Mt. Airy, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.9075°N -79.1758°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 401feet[5] |
Progression: | Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Roanoke River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Riceville Road |
Bird Creek is a 3.9miles long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
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.[5]
Bird Creek drains of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 403.63, and is about 53% forested.[2]