Robins Branch
Appearance
Robins Branch Tributary to Banister River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Pittsylvania |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Little Bearskin Creekdivide |
• location | about 1 mile south ofRondo, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°49′03″N079°31′44″W/ 36.81750°N 79.52889°W[1] |
• elevation | 830 ft (250 m)[2] |
Mouth | |
• location | about 0.5 miles northeast ofBanister, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°46′57″N079°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 withBanister 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 |
Robins Branchis a 2.29 mi (3.69 km) long2nd ordertributary to theBanister RiverinPittsylvania County, Virginia.This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Course[edit]
Robins Branch rises about 1 mile south ofRondo, Virginiaand then flows generally south to join theBanister Riverabout 0.5 miles northeast ofBanister.[3]
Watershed[edit]
Robins 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abc"GNIS Detail - Robins Branch".geonames.usgs.gov.US Geological Survey.Retrieved16 August2021.
- ^"Get Maps".USGS Topoview.US Geological Survey.Retrieved16 August2021.
- ^ab"Get Maps".USGS Topoview.US Geological Survey.Retrieved16 August2021.
- ^"ArcGIS Web Application".epa.maps.arcgis.com.US EPA.Retrieved16 August2021.
- ^abc"Robins Branch Watershed Report".US EPA Geoviewer.US EPA.Retrieved16 August2021.