title: Gibson Creek (Banister River tributary)
text: # Gibson Creek (Banister River tributary)
  
  Gibson Creek is a 5.26 mi (8.47 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Halifax County, Virginia.
  
  ## Variant names
  
  According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
  
  * Stewart Gibson Creek
  
  ## Course
  
  Gibson Creek rises about 1.5 miles northwest of Scottsburg, Virginia in Halifax County and then flows south to join the Banister River about 1 mile east of Wolf Trap.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Gibson Creek drains 6.80 square miles (17.6 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 460.64, and is about 57% forested.
  
  