| Whites Branch Tributary to Cherrystone Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Whites Branch mouth  Whites Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| City | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Little Cherrystone Creek divide |
| • location | northside of Chatham, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°50′24″N 079°23′42″W / 36.84000°N 79.39500°W [1] |
| • elevation | 760 ft (230 m) [2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | west side of Chatham, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°49′24″N 079°24′35″W / 36.82333°N 79.40972°W [1] |
• elevation | 607 ft (185 m) [3] |
| Length | 0.94 mi (1.51 km) [4] |
| Basin size | 2.77 square miles (7.2 km2) [5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cherrystone Creek |
| • average | 3.87 cu ft/s (0.110 m3/s) at mouth with Cherrystone Creek [5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cherrystone 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 | Hodnetts Mill Road, Rison Street |
Whites Branch is a 0.94 mi (1.51 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Course
Whites Branch rises in the northside of Chatham, Virginia and then flows southwest to join Cherrystone Creek in the western part of Chatham. [3]
Watershed
Whites Branch drains 2.77 square miles (7.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 398.30, and is about 36% forested. [5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Whites Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Whites Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 August 2021.