Line Branch (Dan River tributary)

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Line Branch
Tributary to Dan River
Map of Line Branch mouth location
Map of Line Branch mouth location
Location of Line Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Physical characteristics
SourceSailor Creek divide (Brier Mountain)
 • locationabout 1 mile southeast of Dryburg, Virginia
 • coordinates36°42′54″N 078°42′38″W / 36.71500°N 78.71056°W / 36.71500; -78.71056[1]
 • elevation390 ft (120 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1 mile northeast of Aarons Creek, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°41′06″N 078°42′16″W / 36.68500°N 78.70444°W / 36.68500; -78.70444Coordinates: 36°41′06″N 078°42′16″W / 36.68500°N 78.70444°W / 36.68500; -78.70444[1]
 • elevation
300 ft (91 m)[3]
Length2.75 mi (4.43 km)[4]
Basin size2.41 square miles (6.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationDan River
 • average3.00 cu ft/s (0.085 m3/s) at mouth with Dan River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionDan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Line Branch is a 2.75 mi (4.43 km) long 1st order tributary to the Dan River in Halifax County, Virginia.

Course[]

Line Branch rises about 1 mile southeast of Dryburg, Virginia, and then flows south-southeast to join the Dan River about 1 mile northeast of Aarons Creek.[3]

Watershed[]

Line Branch drains 2.41 square miles (6.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 464.12, and is about 88% forested.[5]

See also[]

  • List of Virginia Rivers

References[]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Line Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Line Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.


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