Big Mountain Branch
Tributary to Aarons Creek
Map of Big Mountain Branch mouth location
Map of Big Mountain Branch mouth location
Location of Big Mountain Branch mouth
Map of Big Mountain Branch mouth location
Map of Big Mountain Branch mouth location
Big Mountain Branch (Aarons Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Fork divide
  locationRed Bank, Virginia
  coordinates36°35′30″N 078°44′57″W / 36.59167°N 78.74917°W / 36.59167; -78.74917[1]
  elevation490 ft (150 m)[2]
Mouth 
  location
about 1 mile northwest of Nelson, Virginia
  coordinates
36°34′13″N 078°43′52″W / 36.57028°N 78.73111°W / 36.57028; -78.73111[1]
  elevation
351 ft (107 m)[3]
Length2.11 mi (3.40 km)[4]
Basin size2.44 square miles (6.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationAarons Creek
  average3.09 cu ft/s (0.087 m3/s) at mouth with Aarons Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionAarons CreekDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRip Rap Road, George Phillips Trail

Big Mountain Branch is a 2.11 mi (3.40 km) long 2nd order tributary to Aarons Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.

Course

Big Mountain Branch rises at Red Bank, Virginia, and then flows generally southeast to join Aarons Creek about 1 mile northwest of Nelson.[3]

Watershed

Big Mountain Branch drains 2.44 square miles (6.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 394.71, and is about 46% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Big Mountain Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Big Mountain Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 August 2021.


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