Pole Bridge Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary)

Pole Bridge Branch
Tributary to Cherrystone Creek
Map of Pole Bridge Branch mouth location
Map of Pole Bridge Branch mouth location
Location of Pole Bridge Branch mouth
Map of Pole Bridge Branch mouth location
Map of Pole Bridge Branch mouth location
Pole Bridge Branch (Cherrystone Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Physical characteristics
SourceFrying Pan Creek divide
 • locationpond about 3 miles northeast of Redeye, Virginia
 • coordinates36°55′23″N 079°26′21″W / 36.92306°N 79.43917°W / 36.92306; -79.43917[1]
 • elevation878 ft (268 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 2 miles northwest of Chatham, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°51′27″N 079°25′53″W / 36.85750°N 79.43139°W / 36.85750; -79.43139[1]
 • elevation
650 ft (200 m)[3]
Length5.64 mi (9.08 km)[4]
Basin size6.64 square miles (17.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationCherrystone Creek
 • average9.01 cu ft/s (0.255 m3/s) at mouth with Cherrystone Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionCherrystone Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesCherrystone Lake
BridgesEmery Road, Anderson Mill Road, Riddle Road

Pole Bridge Branch is a 5.64 mi (9.08 km) long 3rd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course[edit]

Pole Bridge Branch rises in a pond about 3 miles northeast of Redeye, Virginia and then flows generally south to join Cherrystone Creek about 2 miles northwest of Chatham.[3]

Watershed[edit]

Pole Bridge Branch drains 6.64 square miles (17.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 399.70, and is about 41% forested.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Pole Bridge Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Pole Bridge Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 August 2021.


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