Gibson Creek is a long
2nd 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
Halifax County, Virginia
Halifax County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,022. Its county seat is Halifax.
History
Occupied by varying cultures of indigenous peoples for thousands of years, in histo ...
.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories, Antarctica, and the associated states of ...
, it has also been known historically as:
* Stewart Gibson Creek
Course
Gibson Creek rises about 1.5 miles northwest of
Scottsburg, Virginia
Scottsburg is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 119 at the 2010 census, down from 145 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Scottsburg is located in eastern Halifax County at (36.759890, -78.790515). Virginia State ...
in
Halifax County and then flows south 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 1 mile east of Wolf Trap.
Watershed
Gibson Creek drains of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 460.64, and is about 57% forested.
See also
*
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 Halifax County, Virginia
Rivers of Virginia
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