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Big Branch (Aarons Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°33′14″N 078°42′33″W / 36.55389°N 78.70917°W / 36.55389; -78.70917
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Big Branch
Tributary to Aarons Creek
Map of Big Branch mouth location
Map of Big Branch mouth location
Location of Big Branch mouth
Map of Big Branch mouth location
Map of Big Branch mouth location
Big Branch (Aarons Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyMecklenburg
Physical characteristics
SourcePerkins Branch divide
 • locationabout 1 mile northwest of Siddon, Virginia
 • coordinates36°34′54″N 078°41′25″W / 36.58167°N 78.69028°W / 36.58167; -78.69028[1]
 • elevation442 ft (135 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1.5 miles northeast of Hitesburg, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°33′14″N 078°42′33″W / 36.55389°N 78.70917°W / 36.55389; -78.70917[1]
 • elevation
318 ft (97 m)[3]
Length3.00 mi (4.83 km)[4]
Basin size2.39 square miles (6.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationAarons Creek
 • average2.92 cu ft/s (0.083 m3/s) at mouth with Aarons Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionAarons CreekDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWhite House Road

Big Branch is a 3.00 mi (4.83 km) long 1st order tributary to Aarons Creek in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

Course

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Big Branch rises about 1 mile north of Siddon, Virginia, and then flows north-northwest to join Aarons Creek about 1.5 miles northeast of Hitesburg.[3]

Watershed

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Big Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Big Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.