| Little Bearskin Creek Tributary to Bearskin Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Little Bearskin Creek mouth  Little Bearskin Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Robins Branch divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles southeast of Rondo, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°49′23″N 079°31′37″W / 36.82306°N 79.52694°W [1] |
| • elevation | 855 ft (261 m) [2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 2 miles southwest of Weal, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°48′18″N 079°28′28″W / 36.80500°N 79.47444°W [1] |
• elevation | 673 ft (205 m) [3] |
| Length | 3.29 mi (5.29 km) [4] |
| Basin size | 4.20 square miles (10.9 km2) [5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Bearskin Creek |
| • average | 5.81 cu ft/s (0.165 m3/s) at mouth with Bearskin Creek [5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bearskin Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Hollywood Road |
Little Bearskin Creek is a 3.29 mi (5.29 km) long 2nd order tributary to Bearskin Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. [1]
Course
Little Bearskin Creek rises about 0.25 miles southeast of Rondo, Virginia and then flows southeast to join Bearskin Creek about 2 miles southwest of Weal. [3]
Watershed
Little Bearskin Creek drains 4.20 square miles (10.9 km2) of area, receives about 45.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 384.44, and is about 54% forested. [5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Little Bearskin Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Little Bearskin Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.