title: Cherrystone Creek
text: # Cherrystone Creek
  
  Cherrystone Creek is a 13.36 mi (21.50 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
  
  ## Course
  
  Cherrystone Creek rises about 0.5 miles northeast of Redeye, Virginia and then flows southeast and turns northeast to join the Banister River about 2 miles southwest of Motleys Mill.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Cherrystone Creek drains 45.52 square miles (117.9 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 398.40, and is about 46% forested.
  
  