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Big Mountain Branch (Aarons Creek tributary)

Big Mountain Branch is a 2.11 mi (3.40 km) long 2nd order tributary to Aarons Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.

Big Mountain Branch
Tributary to Aarons Creek
Map of Big Mountain Branch mouth location
Map of Big Mountain Branch mouth location
Location of Big Mountain Branch mouth
Map of Big Mountain Branch mouth location
Map of Big Mountain Branch mouth location
Big Mountain Branch (Aarons Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Fork divide
 • locationRed Bank, Virginia
 • coordinates36°35′30″N 078°44′57″W / 36.59167°N 78.74917°W / 36.59167; -78.74917[1]
 • elevation490 ft (150 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1 mile northwest of Nelson, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°34′13″N 078°43′52″W / 36.57028°N 78.73111°W / 36.57028; -78.73111[1]
 • elevation
351 ft (107 m)[3]
Length2.11 mi (3.40 km)[4]
Basin size2.44 square miles (6.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationAarons Creek
 • average3.09 cu ft/s (0.087 m3/s) at mouth with Aarons Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionAarons Creek → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRip Rap Road, George Phillips Trail

Course

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Big Mountain Branch rises at Red Bank, Virginia, and then flows generally southeast to join Aarons Creek about 1 mile northwest of Nelson.[3]

Watershed

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Big Mountain Branch drains 2.44 square miles (6.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 394.71, and is about 46% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Big Mountain Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Big Mountain Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2021.


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