Long Branch is a 4.33 mi (6.97 km) long 2nd order tributary to Whitethorn Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
| Long Branch Tributary to Whitethorn Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Long Branch mouth  Long Branch (Whitethorn Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Georges Creek divide |
| • location | pond at Gretna, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°56′30″N 079°21′50″W / 36.94167°N 79.36389°W[1] |
| • elevation | 818 ft (249 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 0.5 miles southeast of Gretna Rolling Mill, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°53′43″N 079°19′59″W / 36.89528°N 79.33306°W[1] |
• elevation | 575 ft (175 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.33 mi (6.97 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 3.58 square miles (9.3 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Whitethorn Creek |
| • average | 4.89 cu ft/s (0.138 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 | Player Road |
Course
editLong Branch rises in a pond in Gretna, Virginia and then flows generally southeast to join Whitethorn Creek about 0.5 miles southeast of Gretna Rolling Mill.[3]
Watershed
editLong Branch drains 3.58 square miles (9.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 410.64, and is about 49% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Long Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Long Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.