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Bird Creek (Banister River tributary)

Bird Creek is a 3.90 mi (6.28 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

Bird Creek rises in a pond about 4 miles northeast of Java, Virginia, and then flows northeast to join the Banister River about 3 miles south-southeast of Mt. Airy.[3]

Watershed

Bird Creek drains 3.90 square miles (10.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 403.63, and is about 53% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bird Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Bird Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 August 2021.