Bar Branch (Sandy Creek tributary)

Bar Branch is a 3.36 mi (5.41 km) long 1st order tributary to Sandy Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Bar Branch Tributary to Sandy Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Pittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Source	unnamed tributary to Birch Creek divide
• location	about 2 miles west of Red Oak Hollow, Virginia
• coordinates	36°43′36″N 079°13′07″W[1]
• elevation	650 ft (200 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 1 mile southwest of Pickaway, Virginia
• coordinates	36°45′48″N 079°11′50″W[1]
• elevation	479 ft (146 m)[3]
Length	3.36 mi (5.41 km)[4]
Basin size	3.41 square miles (8.8 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Sandy Creek
• average	4.47 cu ft/s (0.127 m3/s) at mouth with Sandy Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Sandy Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Roanoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Bair Branch Road

Course

Bar Branch rises about 2 miles west of Red Oak Hollow, Virginia in Pittsylvania County and then flows northeast to join Sandy Creek about 1 mile southwest of Pickaway.^[3]

Watershed

Bar Branch drains 3.41 square miles (8.8 km²) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 347.97, and is about 53% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of Virginia Rivers