Big Branch is a 3.00 mi (4.83 km) long 1st order tributary to Aarons Creek in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
| Big Branch Tributary to Aarons Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Big Branch mouth  Big Branch (Aarons Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Mecklenburg |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Perkins Branch divide |
| • location | about 1 mile northwest of Siddon, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°34′54″N 078°41′25″W / 36.58167°N 78.69028°W[1] |
| • elevation | 442 ft (135 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1.5 miles northeast of Hitesburg, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°33′14″N 078°42′33″W / 36.55389°N 78.70917°W[1] |
• elevation | 318 ft (97 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.00 mi (4.83 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.39 square miles (6.2 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Aarons Creek |
| • average | 2.92 cu ft/s (0.083 m3/s) at mouth with Aarons Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Aarons Creek → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | White House Road |
Course
editBig Branch rises about 1 mile north of Siddon, Virginia, and then flows north-northwest to join Aarons Creek about 1.5 miles northeast of Hitesburg.[3]
Watershed
editBig Branch drains 2.39 square miles (6.2 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 430.03, and is about 55% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Big Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Big Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.