| Poplar Branch Tributary to Mill Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Poplar Branch mouthShow map of Virginia Poplar Branch (Mill Creek tributary) (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Pittsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mill Creek divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles south-southwest of Gretna Rolling Mill, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°52′52″N 079°21′47″W / 36.88111°N 79.36306°W / 36.88111; -79.36306 |
| • elevation | 700 ft (210 m) |
| Mouth | |
| • location | about 1.5 miles southeast of Gretna Rolling Mill, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°52′49″N 079°20′00″W / 36.88028°N 79.33333°W / 36.88028; -79.33333 |
| • elevation | 598 ft (182 m) |
| Length | 0.85 mi (1.37 km) |
| Basin size | 1.02 square miles (2.6 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mill Creek |
| • average | 1.48 cu ft/s (0.042 m/s) at mouth with Mill Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mill Creek → Whitethorn 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 | none |
Poplar Branch is a 0.85 mi (1.37 km) long 1st order tributary to Mill Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Course
Poplar Branch rises about 1.5 miles south-southwest of Gretna Rolling Mill, Virginia and then flows generally east to join Mill Creek about 1.5 miles southeast of Gretna Rolling Mill.
Watershed
Poplar Branch drains 0.85 square miles (2.2 km) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 410.64, and is about 49% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Poplar Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Poplar Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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