Perkins Branch (Aarons Creek tributary)
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| Perkins Branch Tributary to Aarons Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Perkins Branch mouth  Perkins Branch (Aarons Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Mecklenburg |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Buffalo Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles west of Siddon, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°34′21″N 078°41′11″W / 36.57250°N 78.68639°W[1] |
| • elevation | 428 ft (130 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1.5 miles north-northwest of Nelson, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°34′44″N 078°43′00″W / 36.57889°N 78.71667°W[1] |
• elevation | 338 ft (103 m)[3] |
| Length | 1.78 mi (2.86 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.67 square miles (6.9 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Aarons Creek |
| • average | 3.30 cu ft/s (0.093 m3/s) at mouth with Aarons Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Aarons Creek → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Nelson Church Road |
Perkins Branch is a 1.78 mi (2.86 km) long 1st order tributary to Aarons Creek in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
Perkins Branch rises about 0.25 miles west of Siddon, Virginia, and then flows west to join Aarons Creek about 1.5 miles north-northwest of Nelson.[3]