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White Oak Creek (Banister River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°46′25″N 079°23′57″W / 36.77361°N 79.39917°W / 36.77361; -79.39917
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White Oak Creek
Tributary to Banister River
Map of White Oak Creek mouth location
Map of White Oak Creek mouth location
Location of White Oak Creek mouth
Map of White Oak Creek mouth location
Map of White Oak Creek mouth location
White Oak Creek (Banister River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceSandy Creek divide
 • locationpond about 3 miles northeast of Whitmell, Virginia
 • coordinates36°43′12″N 079°28′39″W / 36.72000°N 79.47750°W / 36.72000; -79.47750[1]
 • elevation770 ft (230 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Tight Squeeze, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°46′25″N 079°23′57″W / 36.77361°N 79.39917°W / 36.77361; -79.39917[1]
 • elevation
592 ft (180 m)[3]
Length7.26 mi (11.68 km)[4]
Basin size15.84 square miles (41.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBanister River
 • average20.46 cu ft/s (0.579 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightDry Fork
BridgesWi Powell Road, Hopewell Road, Dry Fork Road

White Oak Creek is a 7.26 mi (11.68 km) long 4th order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[6]

  • Whiteoak Creek

Course

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White Oak Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles northeast of Whitmell, Virginia and then flows generally northeast to join the Banister River about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Tight Squeeze.[3]

Watershed

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White Oak Creek drains 15.84 square miles (41.0 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 418.01, and is about 46% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - White Oak Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "White Oak Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ararat River