Dry Branch (Whitethorn Creek tributary, right bank)
| Dry Branch Tributary to Whitethorn Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Dry Branch mouth  Dry Branch (Whitethorn Creek tributary, right bank) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mill Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 0.5 miles southeast of Sheva, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°51′39″N 079°19′33″W / 36.86083°N 79.32583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 650 ft (200 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1 mile southwest of Markham, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°52′20″N 079°16′07″W / 36.87222°N 79.26861°W[1] |
• elevation | 502 ft (153 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.67 mi (5.91 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.45 square miles (6.3 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Whitethorn Creek |
| • average | 3.33 cu ft/s (0.094 m3/s) at mouth with Whitethorn Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Whitethorn Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | S Meadows Road |
Dry Branch is a 3.67 mi (5.91 km) long 2nd order tributary to Whitethorn Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Course
[edit]Dry Branch rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southeast of Sheva, Virginia and then flows generally northeast to join Whitethorn Creek about 1 mile southwest of Markham.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Dry Branch drains 2.45 square miles (6.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 545.50, and is about 36% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Dry Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Dry Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 August 2021.