The Jacks Branch is a 2.92 mi (4.70 km) long tributary to the Little Nottoway River in the United States state of Virginia. Located in the southeastern part of the state, it is part of the larger Chowan-Albemarle drainage. The watershed is 61% forested and 26% agricultural with the rest of land as other uses.[4]
| Jacks Branch Tributary to the Little Nottoway River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Nottoway |
| Town | Blackstone |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | about 0.25 miles west of Blackstone, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 37°04′59″N 078°01′29″W / 37.08306°N 78.02472°W[1] |
| • elevation | 355 ft (108 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Little Nottoway River |
• location | about 2 miles southwest of Blackstone, Virginia |
• coordinates | 37°02′38″N 078°02′27″W / 37.04389°N 78.04083°W[1] |
• elevation | 240 ft (73 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.92 mi (4.70 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.08 square miles (8.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 4.05 cu ft/s (0.115 m3/s) at mouth with Little Nottoway River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little Nottoway River → Nottoway River → Chowan River → Albemarle Sound |
| River system | Nottoway River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | VA 626 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Jacks Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Little Nottoway River Topo Map, Nottoway County VA (Blackstone West Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Jacks Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 September 2019.