Tanyard Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary)
| Tanyard Branch Tributary to Cherrystone Creek | |
|---|---|
Location of Tanyard Branch mouth Tanyard Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| City | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Whites Branch divide |
| • location | southside of Chatham, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°50′02″N 079°23′29″W / 36.83389°N 79.39139°W |
| • elevation | 720 ft (220 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | northeast side of Chatham, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°48′20″N 079°22′44″W / 36.80556°N 79.37889°W |
• elevation | 574 ft (175 m) |
| Length | 1.78 mi (2.86 km) |
| Basin size | 2.14 square miles (5.5 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cherrystone Creek |
| • average | 3.00 cu ft/s (0.085 m3/s) at mouth with Cherrystone Creek |
| 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 | Chatham Hall Circle, Haifax Road, US 29 |
Tanyard Branch is a 1.78 mi (2.86 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Tanyard Branch forms the southeast boundary of Chatham, Virginia.