Birds Branch Tributary to Ararat River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Patrick |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide of tributary to Reed Island Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles west of Groundhog Mountain peak |
• coordinates | 36°38′28″N 080°32′39″W / 36.64111°N 80.54417°W [1] |
• elevation | 2,600 ft (790 m) [2] |
Mouth | Ararat River |
• location | about 1 mile west of Ararat, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°36′02″N 080°31′50″W / 36.60056°N 80.53056°W [1] |
• elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m) [2] |
Length | 3.06 mi (4.92 km) [3] |
Basin size | 2.00 square miles (5.2 km2) [4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Ararat River |
• average | 3.88 cu ft/s (0.110 m3/s) at mouth with Ararat River [4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Yadkin River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Dry Run |
Bridges | Doe Run Road, Marigold Lane |
Birds Branch is a 3.06 mi (4.92 km) long
2nd order tributary to the
Ararat River in
Patrick County, Virginia.
Birds Branch rises on the divide of a tributary to Reed Island Creek about 1.5 miles west of the peak of Groundhog Mountain in Patrick County. Birds Branch then flows south to join the Ararat River about 1 mile west of Ararat, Virginia. [2]
Birds Branch drains 2.00 square miles (5.2 km2) of area, receives about 52.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 326.70, and is about 62% forested. [4]