Stinking River

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Stinking River
Tributary to Banister River
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Location of Stinking River mouth
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Stinking River (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Virginia
County Pittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle Sycamore Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles southeast of Sycamore, Virginia
 • coordinates 36°59′59″N079°19′21″W / 36.99972°N 79.32250°W / 36.99972; -79.32250 [1]
 • elevation980 ft (300 m) [2]
Mouth  
 • location
about 2.5 miles south of Mt. Airy, Virginia
 • coordinates
 36°54′26″N079°11′35″W / 36.90722°N 79.19306°W / 36.90722; -79.19306 [1]
 • elevation
441 ft (134 m) [3]
Length14.18 mi (22.82 km) [4]
Basin size34.25 square miles (88.7 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location Banister River
 • average41.70 cu ft/s (1.181 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 North Fork Stinking River
Maggotty Creek
Dry Branch
Flyblow Creek
 • right West Fork Stinking River
BridgesDeer View Road, Tucker Road, Midway Road, Tucker Road, Telegraph Road, Tates Mill Road, VA 40, Hickeys Road, Johnson Mill Road

The Stinking River is a short tributary of the Banister River in southern Virginia in the United States. Via the Banister and Dan Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Roanoke River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. The Stinking River flows for its entire length in Pittsylvania County.

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Course

Stinking River rises about 3 miles southeast of Sycamore, Virginia and then flows southeast to join the Banister River about 2.5 miles south of Mt. Airy. [3]

Watershed

Stinking River drains 34.25 square miles (88.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 422.79, and is about 53% forested. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Stinking River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Stinking River Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 August 2021.


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