Whites Branch is a 0.94 mi (1.51 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cherrystone Creek in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Whites Branch Tributary to Cherrystone Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Pittsylvania
City	Chatham
Physical characteristics
Source	Little Cherrystone Creek divide
• location	northside of Chatham, Virginia
• coordinates	36°50′24″N 079°23′42″W[1]
• elevation	760 ft (230 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	west side of Chatham, Virginia
• coordinates	36°49′24″N 079°24′35″W[1]
• elevation	607 ft (185 m)[3]
Length	0.94 mi (1.51 km)[4]
Basin size	2.77 square miles (7.2 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Cherrystone Creek
• average	3.87 cu ft/s (0.110 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	Hodnetts Mill Road, Rison Street

Course

Whites Branch rises in the northside of Chatham, Virginia and then flows southwest to join Cherrystone Creek in the western part of Chatham.[3]

Watershed

Whites Branch drains 2.77 square miles (7.2 km²) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 398.30, and is about 36% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Virginia Rivers

References