Bowes Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Hyco River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bowes Branch mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Bowes Branch mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Virginia North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Halifax (VA) Person (NC) |
Length: | 3.68miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Hyco River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 5.75cuft/s at mouth with Hyco River[2] |
Source1: | unnamed tributary to Mayo Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile northeast of Bethel Hill, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.5161°N -78.9069°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 550feet[4] |
Mouth: | Hyco River |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles east of Harmony, Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.5597°N -78.9325°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 328feet |
Progression: | Hyco River → Dan River → Roanoke River → Albemarle Sound |
River System: | Roanoke River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | US 501 |
Bowes Branch is a 3.68miles long 2nd order tributary to the Hyco River in Halifax County, Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]
Bowes Branch rises about 0.25 miles northeast of Bethel Hill, North Carolina, and then flows generally north into Halifax County, Virginia to join the Hyco River about 2 east of Harmony.[4]
Bowes Branch drains of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 368.69, and is about 73% forested.[2]