Poplar Branch (Mill Creek tributary)

Poplar Branch Tributary to Mill Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Pittsylvania
Physical characteristics
Source	Mill Creek divide
• location	about 1.5 miles south-southwest of Gretna Rolling Mill, Virginia
• coordinates	36°52′52″N 079°21′47″W[1]
• elevation	700 ft (210 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 1.5 miles southeast of Gretna Rolling Mill, Virginia
• coordinates	36°52′49″N 079°20′00″W[1]
• elevation	598 ft (182 m)[3]
Length	0.85 mi (1.37 km)[4]
Basin size	1.02 square miles (2.6 km^2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Mill Creek
• average	1.48 cu ft/s (0.042 m^3/s) at mouth with Mill Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Mill Creek → Whitethorn Creek → Banister River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Roanoke River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	none

Poplar Branch is a 0.85 mi (1.37 km) long 1st order tributary to Mill Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Course

Poplar Branch rises about 1.5 miles south-southwest of Gretna Rolling Mill, Virginia and then flows generally east to join Mill Creek about 1.5 miles southeast of Gretna Rolling Mill.^[3]

Watershed

Poplar Branch drains 0.85 square miles (2.2 km²) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 410.64, and is about 49% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of Virginia Rivers

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Poplar Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
5. "Poplar Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 August 2021.