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 | |
|---|---|
  Location of Dry Branch mouth  Dry Branch (Whitethorn Creek tributary, left bank) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Georges Creek divide |
| • location | Chalk Level, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°55′26″N 079°16′17″W / 36.92389°N 79.27139°W[1] |
| • elevation | 650 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[1] |
• elevation | 480 ft (150 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.79 mi (6.10 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 6.07 square miles (15.7 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Whitethorn Creek |
| • average | 7.82 cu ft/s (0.221 m3/s) at mouth with Whitethorn Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Whitethorn 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 | none |
Course
editDry Branch rises at Chalk Level, Virginia and then flows south-southeast to join Whitethorn Creek about 0.5 miles southwest of Markham.[3]
Watershed
editDry 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Dry Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Dry Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 August 2021.