Tanyard Branch is a long
2nd order tributary to
Cherrystone Creek
Cherrystone Creek is a long 3rd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Course
Cherrystone Creek rises about 0.5 miles northeast of Redeye, Virginia ...
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 ...
. Tanyard Branch forms the southeast boundary of Chatham, Virginia.
Course
Tanyard Branch rises in the northeastern part of
Chatham, Virginia
Chatham is a town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Pittsylvania County. Chatham's population was 1,269 at the 2010 census. It is included in the ...
and then flows southeast to join Cherrystone Creek in the southeastern part of Chatham.
Watershed
Tanyard Branch drains of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 389.95, 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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