Cherrystone Creek is a 13.36 mi (21.50 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Cherrystone Creek Tributary to Banister River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Pittsylvania
City	Chatham
Physical characteristics
Source	Potter Creek divide
• location	about 0.5 miles northeast of Redeye, Virginia
• coordinates	36°55′01″N 079°27′56″W[1]
• elevation	970 ft (300 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 2 miles southwest of Motleys Mill, Virginia
• coordinates	36°48′26″N 079°20′23″W[1]
• elevation	558 ft (170 m)[3]
Length	13.36 mi (21.50 km)[4]
Basin size	45.52 square miles (117.9 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Banister River
• average	57.03 cu ft/s (1.615 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	Pole Bridge Branch Whites Branch Tanyard Branch Little Cherrystone Creek
• right	Roaring Fork Green Rock Branch
Waterbodies	Cherrystone Lake
Bridges	Old Red Eye Road, Anderson Mill Road, Hodnetts Mill Road, VA 57, US 29, Davis Road, Fairview Road

Course

Cherrystone Creek rises about 0.5 miles northeast of Redeye, Virginia and then flows southeast and turns northeast to join the Banister River about 2 miles southwest of Motleys Mill.[3]

Watershed

Cherrystone Creek drains 45.52 square miles (117.9 km²) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 398.40, and is about 46% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Virginia Rivers

References