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Cedar Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 34°54′17″N 080°22′38″W / 34.90472°N 80.37722°W / 34.90472; -80.37722
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Cedar Branch
Tributary to Lanes Creek
Cedar Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Cedar Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)
Location of Cedar Branch mouth
Cedar Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Cedar Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)
Cedar Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
Physical characteristics
SourceBarkers Branch divide
 • locationAllens Crossroads, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°55′00″N 080°24′04″W / 34.91667°N 80.40111°W / 34.91667; -80.40111[1]
 • elevation576 ft (176 m)[2]
MouthLanes Creek
 • location
about 1.5 miles southeast of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina
 • coordinates
34°54′17″N 080°22′38″W / 34.90472°N 80.37722°W / 34.90472; -80.37722[1]
 • elevation
439 ft (134 m)[2]
Length1.75 mi (2.82 km)[3]
Basin size0.86 square miles (2.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationLanes Creek
 • average1.12 cu ft/s (0.032 m3/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionLanes CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesAjars Road

Cedar Branch is a 1.75 mi (2.82 km) long 1st order tributary to Lanes Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Course

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Cedar Branch rises at Allens Crossroads, North Carolina. Cedar Branch then flows southeast to meet Lanes Creek about 1.5 miles southeast of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Cedar Branch drains 0.86 square miles (2.2 km2) of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 420.97 and is about 48% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Cedar Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Cedar Branch Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Cedar Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.