Waterfall Branch (Lovills Creek tributary)
| Waterfall Branch Tributary to Lovills Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Waterfall Branch mouth  Waterfall Branch (Lovills Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Carroll |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pauls Creek divide |
| • location | Wards Gap |
| • coordinates | 36°40′00″N 080°38′46″W / 36.66667°N 80.64611°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,700 ft (820 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 2 miles south-southeast of Wards Gap |
• coordinates | 36°39′09″N 080°37′42″W / 36.65250°N 80.62833°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,525 ft (465 m)[3] |
| Length | 1.43 mi (2.30 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 0.62 square miles (1.6 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lovills Creek |
| • average | 1.50 cu ft/s (0.042 m3/s) at mouth with Lovills Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lovills Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Winston View Lane, Wards Gap Road |
Waterfall Branch is a 1.43 mi (2.30 km) long 1st order tributary to Lovills Creek in Carroll County, Virginia.
Course
[edit]Waterfall Branch rises at Wards Gap in Carroll County and then flows southeast to join Lovills Creek about 2 miles south-southeast of Wards Gap.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Waterfall Branch drains 0.62 square miles (1.6 km2) of area, receives about 54.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 273.71, and is about 67% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Waterfall Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Waterfall Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 July 2021.