| Green Rock Branch Tributary to Cherrystone Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Green Rock Branch mouthShow map of Virginia Green Rock Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary) (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| City | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lick Branch divide |
| • location | about 1 mile south-southeast of Weal, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°48′59″N 079°27′07″W / 36.81639°N 79.45194°W / 36.81639; -79.45194 |
| • elevation | 760 ft (230 m) |
| Mouth | |
| • location | southwest side of Chatham, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°48′26″N 079°24′27″W / 36.80722°N 79.40750°W / 36.80722; -79.40750 |
| • elevation | 597 ft (182 m) |
| Length | 3.02 mi (4.86 km) |
| Basin size | 4.05 square miles (10.5 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cherrystone Creek |
| • average | 5.56 cu ft/s (0.157 m/s) at mouth with Cherrystone Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cherrystone Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | W Giles Road, Concord Road, Beverly Heights Road |
Green Rock Branch is a 3.02 mi (4.86 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA.
Course
Green Rock Branch rises about 1 mile south-southeast of Weal and then flows generally east to join Cherrystone Creek in the southwestern part of Chatham.
Watershed
Green Rock Branch drains 4.05 square miles (10.5 km) of area, receives about 45.7 inches (1,160 mm) per year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 364.75, and is about 52% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Green Rock Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Green Rock Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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