Long Branch (Lawsons Creek tributary)
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| Long Branch Tributary to Lawsons Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Long Branch mouth  Long Branch (Lawsons Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Halifax |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Powells Creek divide |
| • location | Alton, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°34′32″N 079°00′39″W / 36.57556°N 79.01083°W[1] |
| • elevation | 540 ft (160 m)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1.5 miles southeast of Turbeville, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°36′21″N 079°01′51″W / 36.60583°N 79.03083°W[2] |
• elevation | 420 ft (130 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.24 mi (3.60 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.53 square miles (9.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lawsons Creek |
| • average | 4.58 cu ft/s (0.130 m3/s) at mouth with Lawsons Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lawsons Creek → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | West Branch Long Branch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | none |
Long Branch is a 2.24 mi (3.60 km) long 3rd order tributary to Lawsons Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.
Long Branch rises in Alton, Virginia and then flows northwest and to join Lawsons Creek about 1.5 miles southeast of Turbeville.[2]
Watershed
Long Branch drains 3.53 square miles (9.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 385.81, and is about 50% forested.[4]
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