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Little Cherrystone Creek

Coordinates: 36°48′33″N 079°20′27″W / 36.80917°N 79.34083°W / 36.80917; -79.34083
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Little Cherrystone Creek
Tributary to Cherrystone Creek
Map of Little Cherrystone Creek mouth location
Map of Little Cherrystone Creek mouth location
Location of Little Cherrystone Creek mouth
Map of Little Cherrystone Creek mouth location
Map of Little Cherrystone Creek mouth location
Little Cherrystone Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Whites Branch divide
 • locationpond about 1 mile north of Chatham, Virginia
 • coordinates36°51′04″N 079°23′28″W / 36.85111°N 79.39111°W / 36.85111; -79.39111[1]
 • elevation795 ft (242 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 2.5 miles southwest of Motleys Mill, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°48′33″N 079°20′27″W / 36.80917°N 79.34083°W / 36.80917; -79.34083[1]
 • elevation
558 ft (170 m)[3]
Length4.41 mi (7.10 km)[4]
Basin size45.52 square miles (117.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationCherrystone Creek
 • average7.94 cu ft/s (0.225 m3/s) at mouth with Cherrystone Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionCherrystone CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHailfax Road

Little Cherrystone Creek is a 4.41 mi (7.10 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Little Cherrystone Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile north of Chatham, Virginia and then flows southeast to join Cherrystone Creek about 2.5 miles southwest of Motleys Mill.[3]

Watershed

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Little Cherrystone Creek drains 5.90 square miles (15.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 407.98, and is about 36% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Little Cherrystone Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Little Cherrystone Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.