The Banister River is a tributary of the Dan River, about 65 mi (105 km) long, in southern Virginia in the United States. Via the Dan, it is part of the watershed of the Roanoke River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. It rises on Brier Mountain in western Pittsylvania County and flows generally eastwardly into Halifax County, past the town of Halifax. It joins the Dan River 6 mi (9.7 km) east of the town of South Boston.

Banister River Tributary to Dan River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Halifax Pittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Source	Tomahawk Creek divide
• location	about 1.5 miles northeast of Callands, Virginia
• coordinates	36°50′06″N 079°34′17″W[1]
• elevation	980 ft (300 m)[2]
Mouth	Dan River
• location	about 2 miles north-northeast of Omega, Virginia
• coordinates	36°41′59″N 078°48′09″W[1]
• elevation	300 ft (91 m)[3]
Length	78.77 mi (126.77 km)[4]
Basin size	596.77 square miles (1,545.6 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Dan River
• average	591.86 cu ft/s (16.760 m3/s) at mouth with Dan River[5]
Basin features
Progression	Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Roanoke River
Tributaries
• left	Robins Branch, Bearskin Creek, Cherrystone Creek, Whitethorn Creek, Stinking River, Allen Creek, Brush Creek, Runaway Creek, Bradley Creek, Terrible Creek, Winn Creek, Gibson Creek
• right	Mitchell Branch, Wet Sleeve Creek, Strawberry Creek, Pudding Creek, White Oak Creek, Shockoe Creek, Bird Creek, Squirrel Creek, Elkhorn Creek, Bye Creek, Sandy Creek, Polecat Creek, Kents Creek, Toots Creek, Myers Creek, Wolf Trap Creek
Waterbodies	Banister Lake John H. Kerr Reservoir
Bridges	N Briar Mountain Road, Berry Road, VA 57, Elm Road, Glenview Drive, Strawberry Road, Banister Road, Irish Road, US 29, Dairy View Road, Halifax Road, McCormick Road, Riceville Road, Leda Road, Meadsville Road, Bethel Road, US 360

In Pittsylvania County the Banister collects the Stinking River.

Variant names

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

• Bannister River

See also

• List of Virginia rivers

References

• Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
• DeLorme (2005). Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-326-5.
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Banister River