Little Cherrystone Creek is a 4.41 mi (7.10 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Little Cherrystone Creek Tributary to Cherrystone Creek
Location of Little Cherrystone Creek mouth Show map of Virginia Little Cherrystone Creek (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Pittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Source	unnamed tributary to Whites Branch divide
• location	pond about 1 mile north of Chatham, Virginia
• coordinates	36°51′04″N 079°23′28″W[1]
• elevation	795 ft (242 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 2.5 miles southwest of Motleys Mill, Virginia
• coordinates	36°48′33″N 079°20′27″W[1]
• elevation	558 ft (170 m)[3]
Length	4.41 mi (7.10 km)[4]
Basin size	45.52 square miles (117.9 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Cherrystone Creek
• average	7.94 cu ft/s (0.225 m3/s) at mouth with Cherrystone Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Cherrystone Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Roanoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Hailfax Road

Course

Little Cherrystone Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile north of Chatham, Virginia and then flows southeast to join Cherrystone Creek about 2.5 miles southwest of Motleys Mill.[3]

Watershed

Little Cherrystone Creek drains 5.90 square miles (15.3 km²) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 407.98, and is about 36% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Virginia Rivers

References