Pensions Branch

Pensions Branch is a 2.58 mi (4.15 km) long 1st order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Pensions Branch
Tributary to Hyco River
Location of Pensions Branch mouth
Pensions Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Physical characteristics
SourceLarkin Branch divide
 • locationpond about 1 mile north of Larrys Store, Virginia
 • coordinates36°37′01″N 078°47′42″W[1]
 • elevation395 ft (120 m)[2]
MouthHyco River
 • location
about 2 miles south-southeast of Omega, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°38′29″N 078°47′39″W[1]
 • elevation
315 ft (96 m)[2]
Length2.58 mi (4.15 km)[3]
Basin size2.20 square miles (5.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHyco River
 • average2.85 cu ft/s (0.081 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally north
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesunnamed road

Course

Pensions Branch rises in a pond about 1 mile north of Larrys Store, Virginia and then flows generally north with curves to join the Hyco River about 2 miles south-southeast of Omega.[2]

Watershed

Pensions Branch drains 2.20 square miles (5.7 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 410.25, and is about 52% forested.[4]

See also

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Pensions Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. "Pensions Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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