Long Branch (Clarks Creek tributary)
Long Branch is a 2.35 mi (3.78 km) long 1st order tributary to Clarks Creek in Patrick County, Virginia.
| Long Branch Tributary to Clarks Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Long Branch mouth  Long Branch (Clarks Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Patrick |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Silverleaf Creek divide |
| • location | about 3 miles southeast of Ararat, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°34′12″N 080°29′54″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1.490 ft (0.454 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1.5 miles south of The Hollow |
• coordinates | 36°34′00″N 080°31′50″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,160 ft (350 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.35 mi (3.78 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.59 square miles (4.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Clarks Creek |
| • average | 2.78 cu ft/s (0.079 m3/s) at mouth with Clarks Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Clarks Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Long Branch Road |
Course
Long Branch rises about 1.5 miles south of The Hollow in Patrick County, Virginia and then flows generally east to join Clarks Creek about 3 miles southeast of Ararat.[3]
Watershed
Long Branch drains 1.58 square miles (4.1 km2) of area, receives about49.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 280.40, and is about 72% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Long Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- "Long Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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