Bar Branch (Sandy Creek tributary) explained

Bar Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Sandy Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bar Branch mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Bar Branch mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Virginia
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Pittsylvania
Length:3.36miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Sandy Creek
Discharge1 Avg:4.47cuft/s at mouth with Sandy Creek[2]
Source1:unnamed tributary to Birch Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 2 miles west of Red Oak Hollow, Virginia
Source1 Coordinates:36.7267°N -79.2186°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:650feet[4]
Mouth Location:about 1 mile southwest of Pickaway, Virginia
Mouth Coordinates:36.7633°N -79.1972°W
Mouth Elevation:479feet[5]
Progression:Sandy CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River System:Roanoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Bair Branch Road

Bar Branch is a 3.36miles long 1st order tributary to Sandy Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

Bar Branch rises about 2 miles west of Red Oak Hollow, Virginia in Pittsylvania County and then flows northeast to join Sandy Creek about 1 mile southwest of Pickaway.[5]

Watershed

Bar Branch drains of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 347.97, and is about 53% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 30 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Bar Branch Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 30 July 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Bar Branch . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 30 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 30 July 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 30 July 2021 . en.