Whites Branch is a 0.94 mi (1.51 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
| Whites Branch Tributary to Cherrystone Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Whites Branch mouth  Whites Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| City | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Little Cherrystone Creek divide |
| • location | northside of Chatham, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°50′24″N 079°23′42″W / 36.84000°N 79.39500°W[1] |
| • elevation | 760 ft (230 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | west side of Chatham, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°49′24″N 079°24′35″W / 36.82333°N 79.40972°W[1] |
• elevation | 607 ft (185 m)[3] |
| Length | 0.94 mi (1.51 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.77 square miles (7.2 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cherrystone Creek |
| • average | 3.87 cu ft/s (0.110 m3/s) at mouth with Cherrystone Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cherrystone 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 | Hodnetts Mill Road, Rison Street |
Course
editWhites Branch rises in the northside of Chatham, Virginia and then flows southwest to join Cherrystone Creek in the western part of Chatham.[3]
Watershed
editWhites Branch drains 2.77 square miles (7.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 398.30, and is about 36% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Whites Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 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 12 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Whites Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 August 2021.