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Dry Branch (Stinking River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°55′53″N 079°12′46″W / 36.93139°N 79.21278°W / 36.93139; -79.21278
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Dry Branch
Tributary to Stinking River
Map of Dry Branch mouth location
Map of Dry Branch mouth location
Location of Dry Branch mouth
Map of Dry Branch mouth location
Map of Dry Branch mouth location
Dry Branch (Stinking River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceMaggotty Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles southeast of Natal, Virginia
 • coordinates36°57′45″N 079°14′34″W / 36.96250°N 79.24278°W / 36.96250; -79.24278[1]
 • elevation690 ft (210 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1.5 miles southwest of Mt. Airy, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°55′53″N 079°12′46″W / 36.93139°N 79.21278°W / 36.93139; -79.21278[1]
 • elevation
513 ft (156 m)[3]
Length3.21 mi (5.17 km)[4]
Basin size2.68 square miles (6.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationStinking River
 • average3.56 cu ft/s (0.101 m3/s) at mouth with Stinking River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionStinking RiverBanister RiverDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDeer Track Farm Road, VA 40

Dry Branch is a 3.21 mi (5.17 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Stinking River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

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Dry Branch rises about 2 miles southeast of Natal, Virginia and then flows southeast to join the Stinking River about 1.5 miles southwest of Mt. Airy.[3]

Watershed

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Dry Branch drains 2.68 square miles (6.9 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 487.85, and is about 38% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Dry Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Dry Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 August 2021.