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White_Oak_Creek_(Banister_River_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:
36°46′25″N 079°23′57″W / 36.77361°N 79.39917°W / 36.77361; -79.39917
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White Oak Creek
Tributary to Banister River
Map of White Oak Creek mouth location
Map of White Oak Creek mouth location
Location of White Oak Creek mouth
Map of White Oak Creek mouth location
Map of White Oak Creek mouth location
White Oak Creek (Banister River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Virginia
County Pittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceSandy Creek divide
 • locationpond about 3 miles northeast of Whitmell, Virginia
 • coordinates 36°43′12″N 079°28′39″W / 36.72000°N 79.47750°W / 36.72000; -79.47750 [1]
 • elevation770 ft (230 m) [2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Tight Squeeze, Virginia
 • coordinates
 36°46′25″N 079°23′57″W / 36.77361°N 79.39917°W / 36.77361; -79.39917 [1]
 • elevation
592 ft (180 m) [3]
Length7.26 mi (11.68 km) [4]
Basin size15.84 square miles (41.0 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location Banister River
 • average20.46 cu ft/s (0.579 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 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • right Dry Fork
BridgesWi Powell Road, Hopewell Road, Dry Fork Road

White Oak Creek is a 7.26 mi (11.68 km) long 4th order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [6]

  • Whiteoak Creek

Course

White Oak Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles northeast of Whitmell, Virginia and then flows generally northeast to join the Banister River about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Tight Squeeze. [3]

Watershed

White Oak Creek drains 15.84 square miles (41.0 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 418.01, and is about 46% forested. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - White Oak Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "White Oak Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ararat River


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