Grogen Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Ararat River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Grogen Branch mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Grogen Branch mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Patrick |
Length: | 1.7miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Ararat River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 1.13cuft/s at mouth with Ararat River[2] |
Source1: | south slope of Groundhog Mountain |
Source1 Location: | about 3 miles south-southwest of Groundhog Mountain |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.6292°N -80.5339°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1840feet[4] |
Mouth: | Ararat River |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile northwest of Ararat, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.6047°N -80.5339°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 1258feet |
Progression: | Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Yadkin River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Doe Run Road |
Grogen Branch is a 1.7miles 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.[4]
Grogen Branch drains of area, receives about 51.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 308.29, and is about 71% forested.[2]