Long Branch (Lawsons Creek tributary)
Long Branch Tributary to Lawsons Creek | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Long Branch mouth | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Halifax |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | unnamed tributary to Powells Creek divide |
• location | Alton, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°34′32″N 079°00′39″W / 36.57556°N 79.01083°W[2] |
• elevation | 540 ft (160 m)[2] |
Mouth | |
• location | about 1.5 miles southeast of Turbeville, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°36′21″N 079°01′51″W / 36.60583°N 79.03083°WCoordinates: 36°36′21″N 079°01′51″W / 36.60583°N 79.03083°W[1] |
• elevation | 420 ft (130 m)[1] |
Length | 2.24 mi (3.60 km)[3] |
Basin size | 3.53 square miles (9.1 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Lawsons Creek |
• average | 4.58 cu ft/s (0.130 m3/s) at mouth with Lawsons Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lawsons Creek → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Roanoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | West Branch Long Branch |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | none |
Long Branch is a 2.24 mi (3.60 km) long 3rd order tributary to Lawsons Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.
Course[]
Long Branch rises in Alton, Virginia and then flows northwest and to join Lawsons Creek about 1.5 miles southeast of Turbeville.[1]
Watershed[]
Long Branch drains 3.53 square miles (9.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 385.81, and is about 50% forested.[4]
See also[]
- List of Virginia Rivers
References[]
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Long Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
Watershed Maps[]
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Course of Long Branch (Lawsons Creek tributary) in Halifax County, Virginia, USA
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Watershed of Long Branch (Lawsons Creek tributary) in Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Categories:
- Rivers of Virginia
- Rivers of Halifax County, Virginia
- Tributaries of the Roanoke River
- Virginia river stubs