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Bye Creek is a 6.87 mi (11.06 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Halifax County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Bye Creek Tributary to Banister River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Halifax Pittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Source	Elkhorn Creek divide
• location	spring about 0.25 miles southwest of Chaneys Store, Virginia
• coordinates	36°50′36″N 079°09′11″W[1]
• elevation	600 ft (180 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 1.5 miles north-northwest of Meadville, Virginia
• coordinates	36°51′06″N 079°02′35″W[1]
• elevation	360 ft (110 m)[3]
Length	6.87 mi (11.06 km)[4]
Basin size	10.74 square miles (27.8 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Banister River
• average	13.35 cu ft/s (0.378 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River[5]
Basin features
Progression	Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Roanoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Leda Road, Beulah Road

Course

Bye Creek rises in a spring about 0.25 miles southwest of Chaneys Store, Virginia in Pittsylvania County and then flows generally east into Halifax County to join the Banister River about 1.5 miles north-northwest of Meadville.[3]

Watershed

Bye Creek drains 10.74 square miles (27.8 km²) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 374.04, and is about 55% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Virginia Rivers

References

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