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Pole Bridge Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary)

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Stream in Virginia, USA
Pole Bridge Branch
Tributary to Cherrystone Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceFrying Pan Creek divide
 • locationpond about 3 miles northeast of Redeye, Virginia
 • coordinates36°55′23″N 079°26′21″W / 36.92306°N 79.43917°W / 36.92306; -79.43917
 • elevation878 ft (268 m)
Mouth 
 • locationabout 2 miles northwest of Chatham, Virginia
 • coordinates36°51′27″N 079°25′53″W / 36.85750°N 79.43139°W / 36.85750; -79.43139
 • elevation650 ft (200 m)
Length5.64 mi (9.08 km)
Basin size6.64 square miles (17.2 km)
Discharge 
 • locationCherrystone Creek
 • average9.01 cu ft/s (0.255 m/s) at mouth with Cherrystone Creek
Basin features
ProgressionCherrystone CreekBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesCherrystone Lake
BridgesEmery Road, Anderson Mill Road, Riddle Road

Pole Bridge Branch is a 5.64 mi (9.08 km) long 3rd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

Pole Bridge Branch rises in a pond about 3 miles northeast of Redeye, Virginia and then flows generally south to join Cherrystone Creek about 2 miles northwest of Chatham.

Watershed

Pole Bridge Branch drains 6.64 square miles (17.2 km) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 399.70, and is about 41% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Pole Bridge Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Pole Bridge Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 August 2021.


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