Bye Creek

Stream in Virginia, USA
36°50′36″N 079°09′11″W / 36.84333°N 79.15306°W / 36.84333; -79.15306[1] • elevation600 ft (180 m)[2] Mouth 
 • location
about 1.5 miles north-northwest of Meadville, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°51′06″N 079°02′35″W / 36.85167°N 79.04306°W / 36.85167; -79.04306[1]
 • elevation
360 ft (110 m)[3]Length6.87 mi (11.06 km)[4]Basin size10.74 square miles (27.8 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationBanister River • average13.35 cu ft/s (0.378 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River[5] Basin featuresProgressionBanister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic OceanRiver systemRoanoke RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesLeda Road, Beulah Road

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]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Bye Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Bye Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 August 2021.


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