Dry Branch (Whitethorn Creek tributary, left bank)

Dry Branch is a 3.79 mi (6.10 km) long 2nd order tributary to Whitethorn Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Dry Branch
Tributary to Whitethorn Creek
Map of Dry Branch mouth location
Map of Dry Branch mouth location
Location of Dry Branch mouth
Map of Dry Branch mouth location
Map of Dry Branch mouth location
Dry Branch (Whitethorn Creek tributary, left bank) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceGeorges Creek divide
 • locationChalk Level, Virginia
 • coordinates36°55′26″N 079°16′17″W / 36.92389°N 79.27139°W / 36.92389; -79.27139[1]
 • elevation650 ft (200 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles southwest of Markham, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°52′33″N 079°15′04″W / 36.87583°N 79.25111°W / 36.87583; -79.25111[1]
 • elevation
480 ft (150 m)[3]
Length3.79 mi (6.10 km)[4]
Basin size6.07 square miles (15.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationWhitethorn Creek
 • average7.82 cu ft/s (0.221 m3/s) at mouth with Whitethorn Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionWhitethorn CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Course

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Dry Branch rises at Chalk Level, Virginia and then flows south-southeast to join Whitethorn Creek about 0.5 miles southwest of Markham.[3]

Watershed

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Dry Branch drains 6.07 square miles (15.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 522.22, and is about 51% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Dry Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Dry Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 August 2021.