Bolin Branch is a 4.01 mi (6.45 km) long 1st order tributary to Bearskin Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
| Bolin Branch Tributary to Bearskin Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Bolin Branch mouth  Bolin Branch (Bearskin Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Robins Branch divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-southeast of Rondo, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°48′55″N 079°31′21″W / 36.81528°N 79.52250°W[1] |
| • elevation | 850 ft (260 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Jones Mill, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°46′44″N 079°27′35″W / 36.77889°N 79.45972°W[1] |
• elevation | 617 ft (188 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.01 mi (6.45 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.36 square miles (6.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Bearskin Creek |
| • average | 3.32 cu ft/s (0.094 m3/s) at mouth with Bearskin Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bearskin 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 | Easley Brown Road, Bearskin Road, Mitchell Road |
Course
editBolin Branch rises about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-southeast of Rondo, Virginia and then flows southeast to join Bearskin Creek about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Jones Mill.[3]
Watershed
editBolin Branch drains 2.36 square miles (6.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 inches (1,160 mm) per year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 419.10, and is about 50% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Bolin Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Bolin Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 August 2021.