Big Mountain Branch (Aarons Creek tributary)
Big Mountain Branch is a 2.11 mi (3.40 km) long 2nd order tributary to Aarons Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.
| Big Mountain Branch Tributary to Aarons Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Big Mountain Branch mouth  Big Mountain Branch (Aarons Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Halifax |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | North Fork divide |
| • location | Red Bank, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°35′30″N 078°44′57″W[1] |
| • elevation | 490 ft (150 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1 mile northwest of Nelson, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°34′13″N 078°43′52″W[1] |
• elevation | 351 ft (107 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.11 mi (3.40 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.44 square miles (6.3 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Aarons Creek |
| • average | 3.09 cu ft/s (0.087 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 | Rip Rap Road, George Phillips Trail |
Course
Big Mountain Branch rises at Red Bank, Virginia, and then flows generally southeast to join Aarons Creek about 1 mile northwest of Nelson.[3]
Watershed
Big Mountain Branch drains 2.44 square miles (6.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 394.71, and is about 46% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Big Mountain Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "Big Mountain Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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