Big Mountain Branch (Aarons Creek tributary)
| Big Mountain Branch Tributary to Aarons Creek | |
|---|---|
Location of Big Mountain Branch mouth Big Mountain Branch (Aarons Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Halifax |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | North Fork divide |
| • location | Red Bank, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 36°35′30″N 078°44′57″W / 36.59167°N 78.74917°W |
| • elevation | 490 ft (150 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 1 mile northwest of Nelson, Virginia |
• coordinates | 36°34′13″N 078°43′52″W / 36.57028°N 78.73111°W |
• elevation | 351 ft (107 m) |
| Length | 2.11 mi (3.40 km) |
| Basin size | 2.44 square miles (6.3 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Aarons Creek |
| • average | 3.09 cu ft/s (0.087 m3/s) at mouth with Aarons Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Aarons Creek → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Rip Rap Road, George Phillips Trail |
Big Mountain Branch is a 2.11 mi (3.40 km) long 2nd order tributary to Aarons Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.