Grogen Branch Tributary to Ararat River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Patrick |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | south slope of Groundhog Mountain |
• location | about 3 miles south-southwest of Groundhog Mountain |
• coordinates | 36°37′45″N 080°32′02″W / 36.62917°N 80.53389°W [1] |
• elevation | 1,840 ft (560 m) [2] |
Mouth | Ararat River |
• location | about 1 mile northwest of Ararat, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°36′17″N 080°32′02″W / 36.60472°N 80.53389°W [1] |
• elevation | 1,258 ft (383 m) [2] |
Length | 1.70 mi (2.74 km) [3] |
Basin size | 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2) [4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Ararat River |
• average | 1.13 cu ft/s (0.032 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 | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Doe Run Road |
Grogen Branch is a 1.70 mi (2.74 km) long
1st order tributary to the
Ararat River in
Patrick County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Grogen Branch rises on the south slope of Groundhog Mountain in Patrick County about 3 miles south-southwest of the peak of Groundhog Mountain. Grogen Branch then flows south to join the Ararat River about 1 mile northwest of Ararat, Virginia. [2]
Grogen Branch drains 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2) of area, receives about 51.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 308.29, and is about 71% forested. [4]