Big Branch (Aarons Creek tributary)
Appearance
Big Branch Tributary to Aarons Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Mecklenburg |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Perkins Branch divide |
• location | about 1 mile northwest of Siddon, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°34′54″N078°41′25″W/ 36.58167°N 78.69028°W[1] |
• elevation | 442 ft (135 m)[2] |
Mouth | |
• location | about 1.5 miles northeast of Hitesburg, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°33′14″N078°42′33″W/ 36.55389°N 78.70917°W[1] |
• elevation | 318 ft (97 m)[3] |
Length | 3.00 mi (4.83 km)[4] |
Basin size | 2.39 square miles (6.2 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Aarons Creek |
• average | 2.92 cu ft/s (0.083 m3/s) at mouth withAarons Creek[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Aarons Creek→Dan River→Roanoke River→Albemarle Sound→Pamlico Sound→Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Roanoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | White House Road |
Big Branchis a 3.00 mi (4.83 km) long1st ordertributary toAarons CreekinMecklenburg County, Virginia.
Course[edit]
Big Branch rises about 1 mile north of Siddon, Virginia, and then flows north-northwest to joinAarons Creekabout 1.5 miles northeast of Hitesburg.[3]
Watershed[edit]
Big Branch drains 2.39 square miles (6.2 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 430.03, and is about 55% forested.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ab"GNIS Detail - Big Branch".geonames.usgs.gov.US Geological Survey.Retrieved17 August2021.
- ^"Get Maps".USGS Topoview.US Geological Survey.Retrieved17 August2021.
- ^ab"Get Maps".USGS Topoview.US Geological Survey.Retrieved17 August2021.
- ^"ArcGIS Web Application".epa.maps.arcgis.com.US EPA.Retrieved17 August2021.
- ^abc"Big Branch Watershed Report".US EPA Geoviewer.US EPA.Retrieved17 August2021.