Green Rock Branch is a 3.02 mi (4.86 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Green Rock Branch Tributary to Cherrystone Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Pittsylvania
City	Chatham
Physical characteristics
Source	Lick Branch divide
• location	about 1 mile south-southeast of Weal, Virginia
• coordinates	36°48′59″N 079°27′07″W[1]
• elevation	760 ft (230 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	southwest side of Chatham, Virginia
• coordinates	36°48′26″N 079°24′27″W[1]
• elevation	597 ft (182 m)[3]
Length	3.02 mi (4.86 km)[4]
Basin size	4.05 square miles (10.5 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Cherrystone Creek
• average	5.56 cu ft/s (0.157 m3/s) at mouth with Cherrystone Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Cherrystone 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	W Giles Road, Concord Road, Beverly Heights Road

Course

Green Rock Branch rises about 1 mile south-southeast of Weal, Virginia and then flows generally east to join Cherrystone Creek in the southwestern part of Chatham.[3]

Watershed

Green Rock Branch drains 4.05 square miles (10.5 km²) of area, receives about 45.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 364.75, and is about 52% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Virginia Rivers

References