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Pine Creek (Sandy Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°45′55″N 079°14′40″W / 36.76528°N 79.24444°W / 36.76528; -79.24444
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Pine Creek
Tributary to Sandy Creek
Map of Pine Creek mouth location
Map of Pine Creek mouth location
Location of Pine Creek mouth
Map of Pine Creek mouth location
Map of Pine Creek mouth location
Pine Creek (Sandy Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Gunther Branch divide
 • locationabout 1 mile northeast of Keeling, Virginia
 • coordinates36°43′45″N 079°16′20″W / 36.72917°N 79.27222°W / 36.72917; -79.27222[1]
 • elevation640 ft (200 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 2 miles east of Dodson Corners, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°45′55″N 079°14′40″W / 36.76528°N 79.24444°W / 36.76528; -79.24444[1]
 • elevation
487 ft (148 m)[3]
Length2.73 mi (4.39 km)[4]
Basin size3.05 square miles (7.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSandy Creek
 • average4.05 cu ft/s (0.115 m3/s) at mouth with Sandy Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionSandy CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDodson Road

Pine Creek is a 2.73 mi (4.39 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sandy Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

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Pine Creek rises about 1 mile east of Dodson Corners, Virginia in Pittsylvania County and then flows north-northeast to join Sandy Creek about 1 mile northeast of Keeling.[3]

Watershed

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Pine Creek drains 3.05 square miles (7.9 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 376.86, and is about 52% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Pine Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Pine Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 July 2021.