Perkins Branch (Aarons Creek tributary)
| Perkins Branch Tributary to Aarons Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Perkins Branch mouth  Perkins Branch (Aarons Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Mecklenburg |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Buffalo Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles west of Siddon, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°34′21″N 078°41′11″W / 36.57250°N 78.68639°W[1] |
| • elevation | 428 ft (130 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1.5 miles north-northwest of Nelson, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°34′44″N 078°43′00″W / 36.57889°N 78.71667°W[1] |
• elevation | 338 ft (103 m)[3] |
| Length | 1.78 mi (2.86 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.67 square miles (6.9 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Aarons Creek |
| • average | 3.30 cu ft/s (0.093 m3/s) at mouth with Aarons 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 | Nelson Church Road |
Perkins Branch is a 1.78 mi (2.86 km) long 1st order tributary to Aarons Creek in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
Course
[edit]Perkins Branch rises about 0.25 miles west of Siddon, Virginia, and then flows west to join Aarons Creek about 1.5 miles north-northwest of Nelson.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Perkins Branch drains 2.67 square miles (6.9 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 460.03, and is about 55% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Perkins Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ a b "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 "Perkins Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2021.