Roaring Fork is a 4.69 mi (7.55 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Roaring Fork Tributary to Cherrystone Creek
Location of Roaring Fork mouth Show map of Virginia Roaring Fork (Cherrystone Creek tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Pittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Source	Harpen Creek divide
• location	Climax, Virginia
• coordinates	36°53′11″N 079°29′15″W[1]
• elevation	890 ft (270 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 1.5 miles northwest of Chatham, Virginia
• coordinates	36°50′44″N 079°25′47″W[1]
• elevation	640 ft (200 m)[3]
Length	4.65 mi (7.48 km)[4]
Basin size	5.61 square miles (14.5 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Cherrystone Creek
• average	7.89 cu ft/s (0.223 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	Walkers Well Road, Cherrystone Lake Road

Course

Roaring Fork rises in Climax, Virginia and then flows southeast to join Cherrystone Creek about 1.5 miles northwest of Chatham.[3]

Watershed

Roaring Fork drains 5.61 square miles (14.5 km²) of area, receives about 45.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 391.90, and is about 42% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Virginia Rivers

References