Bowes Branch
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Bowes Branch Tributary to Hyco River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia North Carolina |
County | Halifax (VA) Person (NC) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | unnamed tributary to Mayo Creek divide |
• location | about 1 mile northeast of Bethel Hill, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°30′58″N 078°54′25″W / 36.51611°N 78.90694°W[1] |
• elevation | 550 ft (170 m)[2] |
Mouth | Hyco River |
• location | about 2 miles east of Harmony, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°33′35″N 078°55′57″W / 36.55972°N 78.93250°WCoordinates: 36°33′35″N 078°55′57″W / 36.55972°N 78.93250°W[1] |
• elevation | 328 ft (100 m)[2] |
Length | 3.68 mi (5.92 km)[3] |
Basin size | 4.51 square miles (11.7 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Hyco River |
• average | 5.75 cu ft/s (0.163 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Hyco River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound |
River system | Roanoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | US 501 |
Bowes Branch is a 3.68 mi (5.92 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Course
Bowes Branch rises about 0.25 miles northeast of Bethel Hill, North Carolina, and then flows generally north into Halifax County, Virginia to join the Hyco River about 2 east of Harmony.[2]
Watershed
Bowes Branch drains 4.51 square miles (11.7 km2) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 368.69, and is about 73% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Bowes Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Bowes Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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