Pensions Branch

Stream in Virginia, USA
36°37′01″N 078°47′42″W / 36.61694°N 78.79500°W / 36.61694; -78.79500[1] • elevation395 ft (120 m)[2] MouthHyco River
 • location
about 2 miles south-southeast of Omega, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°38′29″N 078°47′39″W / 36.64139°N 78.79417°W / 36.64139; -78.79417[1]
 • elevation
315 ft (96 m)[2]Length2.58 mi (4.15 km)[3]Basin size2.20 square miles (5.7 km2)[4]Discharge  • locationHyco River • average2.85 cu ft/s (0.081 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River[4] Basin featuresProgressionHyco River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle SoundRiver systemRoanoke RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesunnamed road

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]

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Pensions Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Pensions Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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