Sandy Creek is a river in the United States state of Virginia. It is a tributary of the Banister River.

Sandy Creek Tributary to Banister River
Location of Sandy Creek mouth Show map of Virginia Sandy Creek (Banister River tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Halifax Pittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Source	unnamed tributary to Banister River divide
• location	about 1 mile northwest of Chestnut Level, Virginia
• coordinates	36°44′39″N 079°22′34″W[1]
• elevation	790 ft (240 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 1.5 miles south-southeast of Meadville, Virginia
• coordinates	36°49′36″N 079°01′24″W[1]
• elevation	358 ft (109 m)[3]
Length	29.37 mi (47.27 km)[4]
Basin size	99.22 square miles (257.0 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Banister River
• average	114.70 cu ft/s (3.248 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	Sweden Fork Johns Run
• right	Pine Creek Bar Branch Lick Branch
Bridges	Chestnut Level Road, Dodson Road, Lester Road, Slatesville Road, Mt Tabor Road, Henrys Mill Road, Nunnleys Bridge Road, Johnson Mill Road, Chatham Road

See also

• List of rivers of Virginia

References

• USGS Geographic Names Information Service
• USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974)
• Salmon, Emily J.; Edward D. C. Campbell, Jr., eds. (1994). The Hornbook of Virginia History (4th ed.). Richmond, VA: Virginia Office of Graphic Communications. ISBN 0-88490-177-7.