| Dry Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Whitethorn Creek |
| 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: | 3.67miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Whitethorn Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 3.33cuft/s at mouth with Whitethorn Creek[2] |
| Source1: | Mill Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | pond about 0.5 miles southeast of Sheva, Virginia |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 36.8608°N -79.3258°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 650feet[4] |
| Mouth Location: | about 1 mile southwest of Markham, Virginia |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 36.8722°N -79.2686°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 502feet[5] |
| Progression: | Whitethorn Creek → 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: | S Meadows Road |
Dry Branch is a 3.67miles long 2nd order tributary to Whitethorn Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Dry Branch rises in a pond about 0.5 miles southeast of Sheva, Virginia and then flows generally northeast to join Whitethorn Creek about 1 mile southwest of Markham.[5]
Dry Branch drains of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 545.50, and is about 36% forested.[2]