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Dry Branch (Whitethorn Creek tributary, right bank)

Coordinates: 36°52′20″N 079°16′07″W / 36.87222°N 79.26861°W / 36.87222; -79.26861
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Dry Branch
Tributary to Whitethorn Creek
Map of Dry Branch mouth location
Map of Dry Branch mouth location
Location of Dry Branch mouth
Map of Dry Branch mouth location
Map of Dry Branch mouth location
Dry Branch (Whitethorn Creek tributary, right bank) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceMill Creek divide
 • locationpond about 0.5 miles southeast of Sheva, Virginia
 • coordinates36°51′39″N 079°19′33″W / 36.86083°N 79.32583°W / 36.86083; -79.32583[1]
 • elevation650 ft (200 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1 mile southwest of Markham, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°52′20″N 079°16′07″W / 36.87222°N 79.26861°W / 36.87222; -79.26861[1]
 • elevation
502 ft (153 m)[3]
Length3.67 mi (5.91 km)[4]
Basin size2.45 square miles (6.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationWhitethorn Creek
 • average3.33 cu ft/s (0.094 m3/s) at mouth with Whitethorn Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionWhitethorn CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesS Meadows Road

Dry Branch is a 3.67 mi (5.91 km) long 2nd order tributary to Whitethorn Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

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Dry Branch rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southeast of Sheva, Virginia and then flows generally northeast to join Whitethorn Creek about 1 mile southwest of Markham.[3]

Watershed

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Dry Branch drains 2.45 square miles (6.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 545.50, and is about 36% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Dry Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Dry Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 August 2021.