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Bowle Spring Branch

Coordinates: 36°38′27″N 078°56′17″W / 36.64083°N 78.93806°W / 36.64083; -78.93806
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Bowle Spring Branch
Tributary to Stokes Creek
Map of Bowle Spring Branch mouth location
Map of Bowle Spring Branch mouth location
Location of Bowle Spring Branch mouth
Map of Bowle Spring Branch mouth location
Map of Bowle Spring Branch mouth location
Bowle Spring Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Physical characteristics
SourceJerimy Creek divide
 • locationpond about 1.5 miles west of Cluster Springs, Virginia
 • coordinates36°37′17″N 078°57′32″W / 36.62139°N 78.95889°W / 36.62139; -78.95889[1]
 • elevation482 ft (147 m)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
about 1 mile north-northwest of Cluster Springs, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°38′27″N 078°56′17″W / 36.64083°N 78.93806°W / 36.64083; -78.93806[1]
 • elevation
375 ft (114 m)[2]
Length1.86 mi (2.99 km)[3]
Basin size1.37 square miles (3.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationStokes Creek
 • average1.83 cu ft/s (0.052 m3/s) at mouth with Stokes Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionStokes CreekLawsons CreekDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Bowle Spring Branch is a 1.86 mi (2.99 km) long 1st order tributary to Stokes Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.

Course

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Bowle Spring Branch rises in a pond about 1,5 miles west of Cluster Springs, Virginia, and then flows northeast to join Stokes Creek about 1 mile north-northwest of Cluster Springs.[2]

Watershed

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Bowle Spring Branch drains 1.37 square miles (3.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 416.04, and is about 59% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Bowle Spring Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

Watershed Maps

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Course and Watershed of Bowle Spring Branch in Halifax County, Virginia, USA