title: Owens Branch (Ararat River tributary)
text: # Owens Branch (Ararat River tributary)
  
  Owens Branch is a 4.06 mi (6.53 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ararat River in Patrick County, Virginia.
  
  ## 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 about 1 mile west of The Hollow, Virginia.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Owens Branch drains 3.20 square miles (8.3 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 49.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 312.67, and is about 62% forested.
  
  