Waterfall Branch
Tributary to Lovills Creek
Map of Waterfall Branch mouth location
Map of Waterfall Branch mouth location
Location of Waterfall Branch mouth
Map of Waterfall Branch mouth location
Map of Waterfall Branch mouth location
Waterfall Branch (Lovills Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyCarroll
Physical characteristics
SourcePauls Creek divide
  locationWards Gap
  coordinates36°40′00″N 080°38′46″W / 36.66667°N 80.64611°W / 36.66667; -80.64611[1]
  elevation2,700 ft (820 m)[2]
Mouth 
  location
about 2 miles south-southeast of Wards Gap
  coordinates
36°39′09″N 080°37′42″W / 36.65250°N 80.62833°W / 36.65250; -80.62833[1]
  elevation
1,525 ft (465 m)[3]
Length1.43 mi (2.30 km)[4]
Basin size0.62 square miles (1.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationLovills Creek
  average1.50 cu ft/s (0.042 m3/s) at mouth with Lovills Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionLovills CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWinston View Lane, Wards Gap Road

Waterfall Branch is a 1.43 mi (2.30 km) long 1st order tributary to Lovills Creek in Carroll County, Virginia.

Course

Waterfall Branch rises at Wards Gap in Carroll County and then flows southeast to join Lovills Creek about 2 miles south-southeast of Wards Gap.[3]

Watershed

Waterfall Branch drains 0.62 square miles (1.6 km2) of area, receives about 54.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 273.71, and is about 67% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Waterfall Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Waterfall Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 July 2021.



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