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Long Branch (Whitethorn Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°53′43″N 079°19′59″W / 36.89528°N 79.33306°W / 36.89528; -79.33306
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Long Branch
Tributary to Whitethorn Creek
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Location of Long Branch mouth
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Long Branch (Whitethorn Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceGeorges Creek divide
 • locationpond at Gretna, Virginia
 • coordinates36°56′30″N 079°21′50″W / 36.94167°N 79.36389°W / 36.94167; -79.36389[1]
 • elevation818 ft (249 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles southeast of Gretna Rolling Mill, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°53′43″N 079°19′59″W / 36.89528°N 79.33306°W / 36.89528; -79.33306[1]
 • elevation
575 ft (175 m)[3]
Length4.33 mi (6.97 km)[4]
Basin size3.58 square miles (9.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationWhitethorn Creek
 • average4.89 cu ft/s (0.138 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
BridgesPlayer Road

Long Branch is a 4.33 mi (6.97 km) long 2nd order tributary to Whitethorn Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

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Long Branch rises in a pond in Gretna, Virginia and then flows generally southeast to join Whitethorn Creek about 0.5 miles southeast of Gretna Rolling Mill.[3]

Watershed

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Long Branch drains 3.58 square miles (9.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 410.64, and is about 49% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Long Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Long Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.