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Green Rock Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary)

Green Rock Branch is a 3.02 mi (4.86 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA.

Green Rock Branch
Tributary to Cherrystone Creek
Map of Green Rock Branch mouth location
Map of Green Rock Branch mouth location
Location of Green Rock Branch mouth
Map of Green Rock Branch mouth location
Map of Green Rock Branch mouth location
Green Rock Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
CityChatham
Physical characteristics
SourceLick Branch divide
 • locationabout 1 mile south-southeast of Weal, Virginia
 • coordinates36°48′59″N 079°27′07″W / 36.81639°N 79.45194°W / 36.81639; -79.45194[1]
 • elevation760 ft (230 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
southwest side of Chatham, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°48′26″N 079°24′27″W / 36.80722°N 79.40750°W / 36.80722; -79.40750[1]
 • elevation
597 ft (182 m)[3]
Length3.02 mi (4.86 km)[4]
Basin size4.05 square miles (10.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationCherrystone Creek
 • average5.56 cu ft/s (0.157 m3/s) at mouth with Cherrystone Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionCherrystone Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesW Giles Road, Concord Road, Beverly Heights Road

Course

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Green Rock Branch rises about 1 mile south-southeast of Weal and then flows generally east to join Cherrystone Creek in the southwestern part of Chatham.[3]

Watershed

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Green Rock Branch drains 4.05 square miles (10.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.7 inches (1,160 mm) per year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 364.75, and is about 52% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Green Rock Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Green Rock Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.


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