Banister River

36°50′06″N 079°34′17″W / 36.83500°N 79.57139°W / 36.83500; -79.57139^[1] • elevation980 ft (300 m)^[2] MouthDan Riverabout 2 miles north-northeast of Omega, Virginia36°41′59″N 078°48′09″W / 36.69972°N 78.80250°W / 36.69972; -78.80250^[1]300 ft (91 m)^[3]Length78.77 mi (126.77 km)^[4]Basin size596.77 square miles (1,545.6 km²)^[5]Discharge  • locationDan River • average591.86 cu ft/s (16.760 m³/s) at mouth with Dan River^[5] Basin featuresProgressionDan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic OceanRiver systemRoanoke RiverTributaries  • leftRobins Branch, Bearskin Creek, Cherrystone Creek, Whitethorn Creek, Stinking River, Allen Creek, Brush Creek, Runaway Creek, Bradley Creek, Terrible Creek, Winn Creek, Gibson Creek • rightMitchell Branch, Wet Sleeve Creek, Strawberry Creek, Pudding Creek, White Oak Creek, Shockoe Creek, Bird Creek, Squirrel Creek, Elkhorn Creek, Bye Creek, Sandy Creek, Polecat Creek, Kents Creek, Toots Creek, Myers Creek, Wolf Trap CreekWaterbodiesBanister Lake
John H. Kerr ReservoirBridgesN Briar Mountain Road, Berry Road, VA 57, Elm Road, Glenview Drive, Strawberry Road, Banister Road, Irish Road, US 29, Dairy View Road, Halifax Road, McCormick Road, Riceville Road, Leda Road, Meadsville Road, Bethel Road, US 360

The Banister River is a tributary of the Dan River, about 65 mi (105 km) long, in southern Virginia in the United States. Via the Dan, it is part of the watershed of the Roanoke River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. It rises on Brier Mountain in western Pittsylvania County and flows generally eastwardly into Halifax County, past the town of Halifax. It joins the Dan River 6 mi (9.7 km) east of the town of South Boston.

In Pittsylvania County the Banister collects the Stinking River.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[6]

• Bannister River

See also

• List of Virginia rivers

References

• Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
• DeLorme (2005). Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-326-5.
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Banister River