Myers Creek (Banister River tributary)
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| Myers Creek Tributary to Banister River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Myers Creek mouth  Myers Creek (Banister River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Halifax |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Poplar Creek divide |
| • location | Loves Shop, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°43′57″N 078°54′16″W / 36.73250°N 78.90444°W[1] |
| • elevation | 480 ft (150 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 4 miles northeast of South Boston, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°44′46″N 078°51′09″W / 36.74611°N 78.85250°W[1] |
• elevation | 318 ft (97 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.49 mi (5.62 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.74 square miles (7.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Banister River |
| • average | 3.55 cu ft/s (0.101 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 | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Myers Road |
Myers Creek is a 3.49-mile-long (5.62 km) 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Halifax County, Virginia.
Myers Creek rises at Loves Shop, Virginia in Halifax County and then flows northeast and east to join the Banister River about 4 miles northeast of South Boston.[3]