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Poplar Branch (Mill Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°52′49″N 079°20′00″W / 36.88028°N 79.33333°W / 36.88028; -79.33333
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Poplar Branch
Tributary to Mill Creek
Map of Poplar Branch mouth location
Map of Poplar Branch mouth location
Location of Poplar Branch mouth
Map of Poplar Branch mouth location
Map of Poplar Branch mouth location
Poplar Branch (Mill Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceMill Creek divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles south-southwest of Gretna Rolling Mill, Virginia
 • coordinates36°52′52″N 079°21′47″W / 36.88111°N 79.36306°W / 36.88111; -79.36306[1]
 • elevation700 ft (210 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1.5 miles southeast of Gretna Rolling Mill, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°52′49″N 079°20′00″W / 36.88028°N 79.33333°W / 36.88028; -79.33333[1]
 • elevation
598 ft (182 m)[3]
Length0.85 mi (1.37 km)[4]
Basin size1.02 square miles (2.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationMill Creek
 • average1.48 cu ft/s (0.042 m3/s) at mouth with Mill Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionMill CreekWhitethorn CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Poplar Branch is a 0.85 mi (1.37 km) long 1st order tributary to Mill Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

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Poplar Branch rises about 1.5 miles south-southwest of Gretna Rolling Mill, Virginia and then flows generally east to join Mill Creek about 1.5 miles southeast of Gretna Rolling Mill.[3]

Watershed

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Poplar Branch drains 0.85 square miles (2.2 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 - Poplar Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Poplar Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 August 2021.