title: Polecat Creek (Banister River tributary)
text: # Polecat Creek (Banister River tributary)
  
  Polecat Creek is a 9.87 mi (15.88 km) long 4th order tributary to the Banister River in Halifax County, Virginia.
  
  ## Course
  
  Polecat Creek rises at Vernon Hill, Virginia in Halifax County and then flows northeast to join the Banister River about 2 miles northwest of Halifax.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Polecat Creek drains 19.26 square miles (49.9 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 377.20, and is about 55% forested.
  
  