Chatman Branch (Dan River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°41′52″N 078°47′45″W / 36.69778°N 78.79583°W / 36.69778; -78.79583
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Chatman Branch
Tributary to Dan River
Map of Chatman Branch mouth location
Map of Chatman Branch mouth location
Location of Chatman Branch mouth
Map of Chatman Branch mouth location
Map of Chatman Branch mouth location
Chatman Branch (Dan River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Physical characteristics
SourceHilly Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles east of Omega, Virginia
 • coordinates36°40′15″N 078°47′45″W / 36.67083°N 78.79583°W / 36.67083; -78.79583[1]
 • elevation417 ft (127 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 2 miles north-northeast of Omega, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°41′52″N 078°47′45″W / 36.69778°N 78.79583°W / 36.69778; -78.79583[1]
 • elevation
318 ft (97 m)[3]
Length2.05 mi (3.30 km)[4]
Basin size1.45 square miles (3.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationDan River
 • average1.91 cu ft/s (0.054 m3/s) at mouth with Dan River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Chatman Branch is a 2.05 mi (3.30 km) long 1st order tributary to the Dan River in Halifax County, Virginia.

Course[edit]

Chatman Branch rises about 0.5 miles east of Omega, Virginia, and then flows north to join the Dan River about 2 miles north-northeast of Omega.[3]

Watershed[edit]

Chatman Branch drains 1.45 square miles (3.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 387.79, and is about 66% forested.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Chatman Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Chatman Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.