Owens Branch is a long
2nd order tributary to the
Ararat River
The Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States.DeLorme (2001). ''North Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. Via the Yadkin it is part of th ...
in
Patrick County, Virginia
Patrick County is a county located on the central southern border of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,608. Its county seat is Stuart. It is located within both the rolling hills and valleys of the Pie ...
.
Course
Owens Branch rises on the
Doe Run Creek divide about 4 miles northwest of The Hollow in Patrick County. Owens Branch then follows a southerly course to join the
Ararat River
The Ararat River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina in the United States.DeLorme (2001). ''North Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. Via the Yadkin it is part of th ...
about 1 mile west of The Hollow, Virginia.
Watershed
Owens Branch drains of area, receives about 49.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 312.67, and is about 62% forested.
See also
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List of rivers of Virginia
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Virginia.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries, arranged in the order of their confluence from mouth to source, indented under each larger stream's nam ...
References
Rivers of Virginia
Rivers of Patrick County, Virginia
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