Mountain Branch (Aarons Creek tributary)
| Mountain Branch Tributary to Aarons Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Mountain Branch mouth  Mountain Branch (Aarons Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Halifax |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Big Mountain Branch divide |
| • location | pond about 3 miles northeast of Virgilina, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°35′54″N 078°44′59″W / 36.59833°N 78.74972°W[1] |
| • elevation | 470 ft (140 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1.5 miles west of Nelson, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°33′48″N 078°43′58″W / 36.56333°N 78.73278°W[1] |
• elevation | 358 ft (109 m)[2] |
| Length | 0.96 mi (1.54 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Aarons Creek |
| • average | 0.51 cu ft/s (0.014 m3/s) at mouth with Aarons Creek[4] |
| 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 | none |
Mountain Branch is a 0.96 mi (1.54 km) long 1st order tributary to Aarons Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.
Course
[edit]Mountain Branch rises in a pond about 3 miles northeast of Virgilina, Virginia, and then flows east to join Aarons Creek about 1.5 miles west of Nelson.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Mountain Branch drains 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 354.52, and is about 40% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Mountain Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Mountain Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2021.