Robins Branch

Stream in Virginia, USA
36°49′03″N 079°31′44″W / 36.81750°N 79.52889°W / 36.81750; -79.52889[1] • elevation830 ft (250 m)[2] Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles northeast of Banister, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°46′57″N 079°31′34″W / 36.78250°N 79.52611°W / 36.78250; -79.52611[1]
 • elevation
650 ft (200 m)[3]Length2.29 mi (3.69 km)[4]Basin size1.62 square miles (4.2 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationBanister River • average2.32 cu ft/s (0.066 m3/s) at mouth with Banister River[5] Basin featuresProgressionBanister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic OceanRiver systemRoanoke RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesnone

Robins Branch is a 2.29 mi (3.69 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Banister River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Robins Branch rises about 1 mile south of Rondo, Virginia and then flows generally south to join the Banister River about 0.5 miles northeast of Banister.[3]

Watershed

Robins Branch drains 1.62 square miles (4.2 km2) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 361.47, and is about 31% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Robins Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Robins Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 August 2021.


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