| Sandy Creek Tributary to Banister River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Sandy Creek mouth  Sandy Creek (Banister River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Halifax Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Banister River divide |
| • location | about 1 mile northwest of Chestnut Level, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°44′39″N 079°22′34″W / 36.74417°N 79.37611°W[1] |
| • elevation | 790 ft (240 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1.5 miles south-southeast of Meadville, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°49′36″N 079°01′24″W / 36.82667°N 79.02333°W[1] |
• elevation | 358 ft (109 m)[3] |
| Length | 29.37 mi (47.27 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 99.22 square miles (257.0 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Banister River |
| • average | 114.70 cu ft/s (3.248 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 | Sweden Fork Johns Run |
| • right | Pine Creek Bar Branch Lick Branch |
| Bridges | Chestnut Level Road, Dodson Road, Lester Road, Slatesville Road, Mt Tabor Road, Henrys Mill Road, Nunnleys Bridge Road, Johnson Mill Road, Chatham Road |
Sandy Creek is a river in the United States state of Virginia. It is a tributary of the Banister River.
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Sandy Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Sandy Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- USGS Geographic Names Information Service
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
- Salmon, Emily J.; Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr., eds. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.