Cherrystone Creek is a long
3rd order tributary to the
Banister River
The Banister River is a tributary of the Dan River, about 65 mi (105 km) long, in southern Virginia in the United States. Via the Dan, it is part of the watershed of the Roanoke River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. It rises on ...
in
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Pittsylvania County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 60,501. Chatham is the county seat.
Pittsylvania County is included in the Danville, VA Micropolitan Statistical Ar ...
. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Course
Cherrystone Creek rises about 0.5 miles northeast of
Redeye, Virginia and then flows southeast and turns northeast to join the
Banister River
The Banister River is a tributary of the Dan River, about 65 mi (105 km) long, in southern Virginia in the United States. Via the Dan, it is part of the watershed of the Roanoke River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. It rises on ...
about 2 miles southwest of
Motleys Mill.
Watershed
Cherrystone Creek drains of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 398.40, and is about 46% forested.
See also
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List of Virginia Rivers
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Virginia.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries, arranged in the order of their confluence from mouth to source, indented under each larger stream's nam ...
References
Rivers of Virginia
Rivers of Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Tributaries of the Roanoke River
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