Whites Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary) explained

Whites Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Cherrystone Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Whites Branch mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Whites Branch mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Virginia
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Pittsylvania
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Chatham
Length:0.94miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Cherrystone Creek
Discharge1 Avg:3.87cuft/s at mouth with Cherrystone Creek[2]
Source1:Little Cherrystone Creek divide
Source1 Location:northside of Chatham, Virginia
Source1 Coordinates:36.84°N -79.395°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:760feet[4]
Mouth Location:west side of Chatham, Virginia
Mouth Coordinates:36.8233°N -79.4097°W
Mouth Elevation:607feet[5]
Progression:Cherrystone CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River System:Roanoke River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Hodnetts Mill Road, Rison Street

Whites Branch is a 0.94miles 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.[5]

Watershed

Whites Branch drains of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 398.30, and is about 36% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 12 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Whites Branch Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 12 August 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Whites Branch . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 12 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 12 August 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 11 August 2021 . en.