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Double Spring Branch (Clarks Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°34′00″N 080°32′08″W / 36.56667°N 80.53556°W / 36.56667; -80.53556
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Double Spring Branch
Tributary to Clarks Creek
Map of Clarks Branch mouth location
Map of Clarks Branch mouth location
Location of Clarks Branch mouth
Map of Clarks Branch mouth location
Map of Clarks Branch mouth location
Double Spring Branch (Clarks Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
North Carolina
CountyPatrick (VA)
Surry (NC)
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Silverleaf Creek divide
 • locationabout 5 miles east of Sulphur Springs, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°32′42″N 080°31′17″W / 36.54500°N 80.52139°W / 36.54500; -80.52139[1]
 • elevation1,400 ft (430 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 2.5 miles south of The Hollow, Virginia
 • coordinates
36°34′00″N 080°32′08″W / 36.56667°N 80.53556°W / 36.56667; -80.53556[1]
 • elevation
1,142 ft (348 m)[3]
Length1.80 mi (2.90 km)[4]
Basin size0.81 square miles (2.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationClarks Creek
 • average1.41 cu ft/s (0.040 m3/s) at mouth with Clarks Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionClarks CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLong Branch Road, Persimmon HI

Double Spring Branch is a 1.80 mi (2.90 km) long 1st order tributary to Clarks Creek in Patrick County, Virginia.

Course

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Double Spring Branch rises about 5 miles east of Sulphur Springs, North Carolina in Surry County and then flows northwest into Virginia to join Clarks Creek about 1.5 miles south of The Hollow.[3]

Watershed

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Double Spring Branch drains 0.81 square miles (2.1 km2) of area, receives about 48.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 286.10, and is about 71% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Double Spring Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "Double Spring Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 July 2021.