Robins Branch is a 2.29 mi (3.69 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
| Robins Branch Tributary to Banister River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Robins Branch mouth  Robins Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Little Bearskin Creek divide |
| • location | about 1 mile south of Rondo, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°49′03″N 079°31′44″W / 36.81750°N 79.52889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 830 ft (250 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 0.5 miles northeast of Banister, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°46′57″N 079°31′34″W / 36.78250°N 79.52611°W[1] |
• elevation | 650 ft (200 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.29 mi (3.69 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.62 square miles (4.2 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Banister River |
| • average | 2.32 cu ft/s (0.066 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | 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
editRobins Branch rises about 1 mile south of Rondo, Virginia and then flows generally south to join the Banister River about 0.5 miles northeast of Banister.[3]
Watershed
editRobins Branch drains 1.62 square miles (4.2 km2) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 361.47, and is about 31% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Robins Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Robins Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 August 2021.