Pudding Creek is a 5.24 mi (8.43 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
| Pudding Creek Tributary to Banister River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Pudding Creek mouth  Pudding Creek (Banister River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sandy Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 2 miles east-southeast of Woods Store, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°43′37″N 079°30′07″W / 36.72694°N 79.50194°W[1] |
| • elevation | 820 ft (250 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 0.5 miles northeast of Jones Mill, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°46′09″N 079°26′54″W / 36.76917°N 79.44833°W[1] |
• elevation | 615 ft (187 m)[3] |
| Length | 5.24 mi (8.43 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 5.64 square miles (14.6 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Banister River |
| • average | 7.65 cu ft/s (0.217 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 | Tompkins Branch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Johnson Road, Stowe Lane, Jones Mill Road |
Course
editPudding Creek rises in a pond about 2 miles east-southeast of Woods Store, Virginia and then flows northeast to join the Banister River about 0.5 miles northeast of Jones Mill.[3]
Watershed
editPudding Creek drains 5.64 square miles (14.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 439.65, and is about 37% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Pudding Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Pudding Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 August 2021.