Wet Sleeve Creek Explained

Wet Sleeve Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Banister River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Wet Sleeve Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Wet Sleeve Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Virginia
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Pittsylvania
Length:5.87miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Banister River
Discharge1 Avg:6.04cuft/s at mouth with Banister River[2]
Source1:Sailor Creek divide (Brier Mountain)
Source1 Location:pond about 0.25 miles northeast of Callands, Virginia
Source1 Coordinates:36.8289°N -79.5781°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:980feet[4]
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles north of Banister, Virginia
Mouth Coordinates:36.7817°N -79.5311°W
Mouth Elevation:659feet[5]
Progression:Banister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River System:Roanoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Wet Sleeve Creek Road, Gap Road

Wet Sleeve Creek is a 5.87miles long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]

Course

Wet Sleeve Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles northeast of Callands, Virginia and then flows south and then east to join the Banister River about 0.5 miles north of Banister.[5]

Watershed

Wet Sleeve Creek drains of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 346.31, and is about 51% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 17 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Wet Sleeve Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 17 August 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Wet Sleeve Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 17 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 17 August 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 17 August 2021 . en.