Bar Branch (Banister River)
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Water code | US : 1462772 | |
location | Pittsylvania County , Virginia , USA | |
River system | Roanoke River | |
Drain over | Banister → Dan → Roanoke → Albemarle Sound → Atlantic | |
source | in the forest 36 ° 43 ′ 36 ″ N , 79 ° 14 ′ 51 ″ W |
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muzzle | Southwest Pickaway in the Banister River Coordinates: 36 ° 45 ′ 48 " N , 79 ° 11 ′ 50" W 36 ° 45 ′ 48 " N , 79 ° 11 ′ 50" W.
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length | 5.4 km (3.35 miles ) |
The Bar Branch is a 5.4 kilometer long river in Pittsylvania County in the US state of Virginia . It rises in a wooded area about 150 meters from the intersection of Slatesville Road ( County Road 701 ) and Old Richmond Road ( Virginia State Route 360 ). From here it flows in a northeastern direction. After crossing under Bair Branch Road ( County Road 662 ), it flows into the Banister River after 500 meters or 1.5 kilometers southwest of Pickaway .