Green Rock Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary)
| Green Rock Branch Tributary to Cherrystone Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Green Rock Branch mouth  Green Rock Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| City | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lick Branch divide |
| • location | about 1 mile south-southeast of Weal, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°48′59″N 079°27′07″W / 36.81639°N 79.45194°W[1] |
| • elevation | 760 ft (230 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | southwest side of Chatham, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°48′26″N 079°24′27″W / 36.80722°N 79.40750°W[1] |
• elevation | 597 ft (182 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.02 mi (4.86 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 4.05 square miles (10.5 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cherrystone Creek |
| • average | 5.56 cu ft/s (0.157 m3/s) at mouth with Cherrystone Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cherrystone 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 | W Giles Road, Concord Road, Beverly Heights Road |
Green Rock Branch is a 3.02 mi (4.86 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA.
Course
[edit]Green Rock Branch rises about 1 mile south-southeast of Weal and then flows generally east to join Cherrystone Creek in the southwestern part of Chatham.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Green Rock Branch drains 4.05 square miles (10.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.7 inches (1,160 mm) per year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 364.75, and is about 52% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Green Rock Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Green Rock Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.