Long Branch (Whitethorn Creek tributary)

Long Branch Tributary to Whitethorn Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Pittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Source	Georges Creek divide
• location	pond at Gretna, Virginia
• coordinates	36°56′30″N 079°21′50″W[1]
• elevation	818 ft (249 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 0.5 miles southeast of Gretna Rolling Mill, Virginia
• coordinates	36°53′43″N 079°19′59″W[1]
• elevation	575 ft (175 m)[3]
Length	4.33 mi (6.97 km)[4]
Basin size	3.58 square miles (9.3 km^2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Whitethorn Creek
• average	4.89 cu ft/s (0.138 m^3/s) at mouth with Whitethorn Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Whitethorn Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Roanoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Player Road

Long Branch is a 4.33 mi (6.97 km) long 2nd order tributary to Whitethorn Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

Long Branch rises in a pond in Gretna, Virginia and then flows generally southeast to join Whitethorn Creek about 0.5 miles southeast of Gretna Rolling Mill.[3]

Watershed

Long Branch drains 3.58 square miles (9.3 km^2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 410.64, and is about 49% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Virginia Rivers

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Long Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
5. "Long Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.