| Brush Creek Tributary to Banister River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Brush Creek mouth  Brush Creek (Banister River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Halifax |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Peters Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 0.5 miles southwest of North Stanton, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°57′53″N 079°04′53″W / 36.96472°N 79.08139°W[1] |
| • elevation | 665 ft (203 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 2 miles southwest of Hickory Grove, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°54′13″N 079°06′59″W / 36.90361°N 79.11639°W[1] |
• elevation | 381 ft (116 m)[3] |
| Length | 5.02 mi (8.08 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 5.37 square miles (13.9 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Banister River |
| • average | 6.85 cu ft/s (0.194 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Brush Creek Road, Pumping Hill Road |
Brush Creek is a 5.02 mi (8.08 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Banister River in Halifax County, Virginia.
Course
Brush Creek rises about 0.5 miles southwest of North Stanton, Virginia in Halifax County and then flows south-southwest to join the Banister River about 2 miles southwest of Hickory Grove.[3]
Watershed
Brush Creek drains 5.37 square miles (13.9 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 338.90, and is about 56% forested.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Brush Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ↑ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Brush Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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