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Tanyard Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°48′20″N 079°22′44″W / 36.80556°N 79.37889°W / 36.80556; -79.37889
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Tanyard Branch
Tributary to Cherrystone Creek
Map of Tanyard Branch mouth location
Map of Tanyard Branch mouth location
Location of Tanyard Branch mouth
Map of Tanyard Branch mouth location
Map of Tanyard Branch mouth location
Tanyard Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
CityChatham
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Whites Branch divide
 • locationsouthside of Chatham, Virginia
 • coordinates36°50′02″N 079°23′29″W / 36.83389°N 79.39139°W / 36.83389; -79.39139[1]
 • elevation720 ft (220 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
northeast side of Chatham, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°48′20″N 079°22′44″W / 36.80556°N 79.37889°W / 36.80556; -79.37889[1]
 • elevation
574 ft (175 m)[3]
Length1.78 mi (2.86 km)[4]
Basin size2.14 square miles (5.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationCherrystone Creek
 • average3.00 cu ft/s (0.085 m3/s) at mouth with Cherrystone Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionCherrystone CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesChatham Hall Circle, Haifax Road, US 29

Tanyard Branch is a 1.78 mi (2.86 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Tanyard Branch forms the southeast boundary of Chatham, Virginia.

Course

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Tanyard Branch rises in the northeastern part of Chatham, Virginia and then flows southeast to join Cherrystone Creek in the southeastern part of Chatham.[3]

Watershed

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Tanyard Branch drains 2.14 square miles (5.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 389.95, and is about 46% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Tanyard 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 "Tanyard Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.