Pensions Branch
Stream in Virginia, USA
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Pensions Branch is a 2.58 mi (4.15 km) long 1st order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
| Pensions Branch Tributary to Hyco River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Pensions Branch mouth  Pensions Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Halifax |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Larkin Branch divide |
| • location | pond about 1 mile north of Larrys Store, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°37′01″N 078°47′42″W[1] |
| • elevation | 395 ft (120 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Hyco River |
• location | about 2 miles south-southeast of Omega, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°38′29″N 078°47′39″W[1] |
• elevation | 315 ft (96 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.58 mi (4.15 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.20 square miles (5.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Hyco River |
| • average | 2.85 cu ft/s (0.081 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Hyco River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | unnamed road |
Course
Pensions Branch rises in a pond about 1 mile north of Larrys Store, Virginia and then flows generally north with curves to join the Hyco River about 2 miles south-southeast of Omega.[2]
Watershed
Pensions Branch drains 2.20 square miles (5.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 410.25, and is about 52% forested.[4]
