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Whites Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°49′24″N 079°24′35″W / 36.82333°N 79.40972°W / 36.82333; -79.40972
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Whites Branch
Tributary to Cherrystone Creek
Map of Whites Branch mouth location
Map of Whites Branch mouth location
Location of Whites Branch mouth
Map of Whites Branch mouth location
Map of Whites Branch mouth location
Whites Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
CityChatham
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle Cherrystone Creek divide
 • locationnorthside of Chatham, Virginia
 • coordinates36°50′24″N 079°23′42″W / 36.84000°N 79.39500°W / 36.84000; -79.39500[1]
 • elevation760 ft (230 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
west side of Chatham, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°49′24″N 079°24′35″W / 36.82333°N 79.40972°W / 36.82333; -79.40972[1]
 • elevation
607 ft (185 m)[3]
Length0.94 mi (1.51 km)[4]
Basin size2.77 square miles (7.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationCherrystone Creek
 • average3.87 cu ft/s (0.110 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
BridgesHodnetts Mill Road, Rison Street

Whites Branch is a 0.94 mi (1.51 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

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Whites Branch rises in the northside of Chatham, Virginia and then flows southwest to join Cherrystone Creek in the western part of Chatham.[3]

Watershed

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Whites Branch drains 2.77 square miles (7.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 398.30, and is about 36% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Whites Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 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 12 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Whites Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 August 2021.