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Flat Branch (Hyco River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°40′23″N 078°44′27″W / 36.67306°N 78.74083°W / 36.67306; -78.74083
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Flat Branch
Tributary to Hyco River
Map of Flat Branch mouth location
Map of Flat Branch mouth location
Location of Flat Branch mouth
Map of Flat Branch mouth location
Map of Flat Branch mouth location
Flat Branch (Hyco River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Physical characteristics
SourceMorris Branch divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles west of Aarons Creek, Virginia
 • coordinates36°39′23″N 078°44′50″W / 36.65639°N 78.74722°W / 36.65639; -78.74722[1]
 • elevation398 ft (121 m)[2]
MouthHyco River at John H. Kerr Reservoir
 • location
about 1 mile northwest of Aarons Creek, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°40′23″N 078°44′27″W / 36.67306°N 78.74083°W / 36.67306; -78.74083[1]
 • elevation
300 ft (91 m)[2]
Length1.11 mi (1.79 km)[3]
Basin size0.49 square miles (1.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHyco River
 • average0.66 cu ft/s (0.019 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionHyco RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle Sound
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesUS 58

Flat Branch is a 1.11 mi (1.79 km) long 1st order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia. Flat Branch joins Hyco River in John H. Kerr Reservoir (Buggs Island Reservoir in Virginia).

Course

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Flat Branch rises about 1.5 miles west of Aarons Creek, Virginia and then flows north-northeast to join the Hyco River in John H. Kerr Reservoir about 1 mile northwest of Aarons Creek.[2]

Watershed

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Flat Branch drains 0.49 square miles (1.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 410.39, and is about 70% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Flat Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Flat Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 November 2020.