Little Cherrystone Creek Explained

Little Cherrystone Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Cherrystone Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Little Cherrystone Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Little Cherrystone Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Virginia
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Pittsylvania
Length:4.41miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Cherrystone Creek
Discharge1 Avg:7.94cuft/s at mouth with Cherrystone Creek[2]
Source1:unnamed tributary to Whites Branch divide
Source1 Location:pond about 1 mile north of Chatham, Virginia
Source1 Coordinates:36.8511°N -79.3911°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:795feet[4]
Mouth Location:about 2.5 miles southwest of Motleys Mill, Virginia
Mouth Coordinates:36.8092°N -79.3408°W
Mouth Elevation:558feet[5]
Progression:Cherrystone CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River System:Roanoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Hailfax Road

Little Cherrystone Creek is a 4.41miles long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]

Course

Little Cherrystone Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile north of Chatham, Virginia and then flows southeast to join Cherrystone Creek about 2.5 miles southwest of Motleys Mill.[5]

Watershed

Little Cherrystone Creek drains of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 407.98, and is about 36% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 11 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Little Cherrystone Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 11 August 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Little Cherrystone Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 11 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 11 August 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 11 August 2021 . en.