Tanyard Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary)
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| 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[1] |
| • elevation | 720 ft (220 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | northeast side of Chatham, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°48′20″N 079°22′44″W / 36.80556°N 79.37889°W[1] |
• elevation | 574 ft (175 m)[3] |
| Length | 1.78 mi (2.86 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.14 square miles (5.5 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cherrystone Creek |
| • average | 3.00 cu ft/s (0.085 m3/s) at mouth with Cherrystone Creek[5] |
| 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.
Tanyard Branch rises in the northeastern part of Chatham, Virginia and then flows southeast to join Cherrystone Creek in the southeastern part of Chatham.[3]