Long Branch (Lawsons Creek tributary)

Long Branch is a 2.24 mi (3.60 km) long 3rd order tributary to Lawsons Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.

Long Branch Tributary to Lawsons Creek
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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[1]
• elevation	540 ft (160 m)[1]
Mouth
• location	about 1.5 miles southeast of Turbeville, Virginia
• coordinates	36°36′21″N 079°01′51″W[2]
• elevation	420 ft (130 m)[2]
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

Course

Long Branch rises in Alton, Virginia and then flows northwest and to join Lawsons Creek about 1.5 miles southeast of Turbeville.^[2]

Watershed

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

• List of Virginia Rivers