Long Branch (Clarks Creek tributary)

Long Branch
Tributary to Clarks Creek
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Location of Long Branch mouth
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Long Branch (Clarks Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPatrick
Physical characteristics
SourceSilverleaf Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles southeast of Ararat, Virginia
 • coordinates36°34′12″N 080°29′54″W / 36.57000°N 80.49833°W / 36.57000; -80.49833[1]
 • elevation1.490 ft (0.454 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1.5 miles south of The Hollow
 • coordinates
36°34′00″N 080°31′50″W / 36.56667°N 80.53056°W / 36.56667; -80.53056[1]
 • elevation
1,160 ft (350 m)[3]
Length2.35 mi (3.78 km)[4]
Basin size1.59 square miles (4.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationClarks Creek
 • average2.78 cu ft/s (0.079 m3/s) at mouth with Clarks Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionClarks Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLong Branch Road

Long Branch is a 2.35 mi (3.78 km) long 1st order tributary to Clarks Creek in Patrick County, Virginia.

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

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Long Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Long Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 July 2021.


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