Big Branch (Aarons Creek tributary)
Big Branch is a 3.00 mi (4.83 km) long 1st order tributary to Aarons Creek in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
Big Branch Tributary to Aarons Creek | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Big Branch mouth ![]() ![]() Big Branch (Aarons Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Mecklenburg |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Perkins Branch divide |
• location | about 1 mile northwest of Siddon, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°34′54″N 078°41′25″W[1] |
• elevation | 442 ft (135 m)[2] |
Mouth | |
• location | about 1.5 miles northeast of Hitesburg, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°33′14″N 078°42′33″W[1] |
• elevation | 318 ft (97 m)[3] |
Length | 3.00 mi (4.83 km)[4] |
Basin size | 2.39 square miles (6.2 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Aarons Creek |
• average | 2.92 cu ft/s (0.083 m3/s) at mouth with Aarons Creek[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Aarons Creek → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Roanoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | White House Road |
Course
Big Branch rises about 1 mile north of Siddon, Virginia, and then flows north-northwest to join Aarons Creek about 1.5 miles northeast of Hitesburg.[3]
Watershed
Big Branch drains 2.39 square miles (6.2 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 430.03, and is about 55% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Big Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "Big Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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