| Dry Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Stinking River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Dry Branch mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Dry Branch mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pittsylvania |
| Length: | 3.21miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Stinking River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 3.56cuft/s at mouth with Stinking River[2] |
| Source1: | Maggotty Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 2 miles southeast of Natal, Virginia |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 36.9625°N -79.2428°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 690feet[4] |
| Mouth Location: | about 1.5 miles southwest of Mt. Airy, Virginia |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 36.9314°N -79.2128°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 513feet[5] |
| Progression: | Stinking River → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Deer Track Farm Road, VA 40 |
Dry Branch is a 3.21miles long 3rd order tributary to the Stinking River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Dry Branch rises about 2 miles southeast of Natal, Virginia and then flows southeast to join the Stinking River about 1.5 miles southwest of Mt. Airy.[5]
Dry Branch drains of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 487.85, and is about 38% forested.[2]