Bird Creek (Banister River tributary)
| Bird Creek Tributary to Banister River | |
|---|---|
Location of Bird Creek mouth Bird Creek (Banister River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Elkhorn Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 4 miles northeast of Java, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°51′52″N 079°12′09″W / 36.86444°N 79.20250°W |
| • elevation | 640 ft (200 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 3 miles south-southeast of Mt. Airy, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°54′27″N 079°10′33″W / 36.90750°N 79.17583°W |
• elevation | 401 ft (122 m) |
| Length | 3.90 mi (6.28 km) |
| Basin size | 2.68 square miles (6.9 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Banister River |
| • average | 4.80 cu ft/s (0.136 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Riceville Road |
Bird Creek is a 3.90 mi (6.28 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.