Long Branch (Lawsons Creek tributary)

Stream in Virginia, USA

Long Branch

Tributary to Lawsons Creek

Location of Long Branch mouth

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Long Branch (Lawsons Creek tributary) (the United States)

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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 / 36.57556; -79.01083[2]
• elevation| 540 ft (160 m)[2]
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 / 36.60583; -79.03083Coordinates: 36°36′21″N 079°01′51″W﻿ / ﻿36.60583°N 79.03083°W﻿ / 36.60583; -79.03083[1]

• elevation

| 420 ft (130 m)[1]
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.

## Course[edit]

Long Branch rises in Alton, Virginia and then flows northwest and to join Lawsons Creek about 1.5 miles southeast of Turbeville.[1]

## Watershed[edit]

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]

## See also[edit]

* List of Virginia Rivers

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
2. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
4. ^ a b c "Long Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

## Watershed Maps[edit]

Course of Long Branch (Lawsons Creek tributary) in Halifax County, Virginia, USA

Watershed of Long Branch (Lawsons Creek tributary) in Halifax County, Virginia, USA

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