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Mountain Branch (Aarons Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°33′48″N 078°43′58″W / 36.56333°N 78.73278°W / 36.56333; -78.73278
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Mountain Branch
Tributary to Aarons Creek
Map of Mountain Branch mouth location
Map of Mountain Branch mouth location
Location of Mountain Branch mouth
Map of Mountain Branch mouth location
Map of Mountain Branch mouth location
Mountain Branch (Aarons Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Big Mountain Branch divide
 • locationpond about 3 miles northeast of Virgilina, Virginia
 • coordinates36°35′54″N 078°44′59″W / 36.59833°N 78.74972°W / 36.59833; -78.74972[1]
 • elevation470 ft (140 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1.5 miles west of Nelson, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°33′48″N 078°43′58″W / 36.56333°N 78.73278°W / 36.56333; -78.73278[1]
 • elevation
358 ft (109 m)[2]
Length0.96 mi (1.54 km)[3]
Basin size0.33 square miles (0.85 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationAarons Creek
 • average0.51 cu ft/s (0.014 m3/s) at mouth with Aarons Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionAarons CreekDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Mountain Branch is a 0.96 mi (1.54 km) long 1st order tributary to Aarons Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.

Course

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Mountain Branch rises in a pond about 3 miles northeast of Virgilina, Virginia, and then flows east to join Aarons Creek about 1.5 miles west of Nelson.[2]

Watershed

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Mountain Branch drains 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 354.52, and is about 40% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Mountain Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Mountain Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2021.