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Pudding Creek (Banister River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°46′09″N 079°26′54″W / 36.76917°N 79.44833°W / 36.76917; -79.44833
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Pudding Creek
Tributary to Banister River
Map of Pudding Creek mouth location
Map of Pudding Creek mouth location
Location of Pudding Creek mouth
Map of Pudding Creek mouth location
Map of Pudding Creek mouth location
Pudding Creek (Banister River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceSandy Creek divide
 • locationpond about 2 miles east-southeast of Woods Store, Virginia
 • coordinates36°43′37″N 079°30′07″W / 36.72694°N 79.50194°W / 36.72694; -79.50194[1]
 • elevation820 ft (250 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles northeast of Jones Mill, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°46′09″N 079°26′54″W / 36.76917°N 79.44833°W / 36.76917; -79.44833[1]
 • elevation
615 ft (187 m)[3]
Length5.24 mi (8.43 km)[4]
Basin size5.64 square miles (14.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBanister River
 • average7.65 cu ft/s (0.217 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftTompkins Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesJohnson Road, Stowe Lane, Jones Mill Road

Pudding Creek is a 5.24 mi (8.43 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

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Pudding Creek rises in a pond about 2 miles east-southeast of Woods Store, Virginia and then flows northeast to join the Banister River about 0.5 miles northeast of Jones Mill.[3]

Watershed

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Pudding Creek drains 5.64 square miles (14.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 439.65, and is about 37% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Pudding Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Pudding Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 August 2021.