Line Branch (Dan River tributary)
| Line Branch Tributary to Dan River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Line Branch mouth  Line Branch (Dan River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Halifax |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sailor Creek divide (Brier Mountain) |
| • location | about 1 mile southeast of Dryburg, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°42′54″N 078°42′38″W / 36.71500°N 78.71056°W[1] |
| • elevation | 390 ft (120 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1 mile northeast of Aarons Creek, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°41′06″N 078°42′16″W / 36.68500°N 78.70444°W[1] |
• elevation | 300 ft (91 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.75 mi (4.43 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.41 square miles (6.2 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Dan River |
| • average | 3.00 cu ft/s (0.085 m3/s) at mouth with Dan River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | none |
Line Branch is a 2.75 mi (4.43 km) long 1st order tributary to the Dan River in Halifax County, Virginia.
Course
[edit]Line Branch rises about 1 mile southeast of Dryburg, Virginia, and then flows south-southeast to join the Dan River about 1 mile northeast of Aarons Creek.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Line Branch drains 2.41 square miles (6.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 464.12, and is about 88% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Line Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Line Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.