White Oak Creek (Banister River tributary)
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| White Oak Creek Tributary to Banister River | |
|---|---|
  Location of White Oak Creek mouth  White Oak Creek (Banister River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sandy Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 3 miles northeast of Whitmell, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°43′12″N 079°28′39″W / 36.72000°N 79.47750°W[1] |
| • elevation | 770 ft (230 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Tight Squeeze, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°46′25″N 079°23′57″W / 36.77361°N 79.39917°W[1] |
• elevation | 592 ft (180 m)[3] |
| Length | 7.26 mi (11.68 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 15.84 square miles (41.0 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Banister River |
| • average | 20.46 cu ft/s (0.579 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 | Dry Fork |
| Bridges | Wi Powell Road, Hopewell Road, Dry Fork Road |
White Oak Creek is a 7.26 mi (11.68 km) long 4th order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[6]
- Whiteoak Creek
Course
White Oak Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles northeast of Whitmell, Virginia and then flows generally northeast to join the Banister River about 0.5 miles south-southwest of Tight Squeeze.[3]