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Long Branch (Reedy Fork tributary)

Coordinates: 36°10′36″N 079°47′40″W / 36.17667°N 79.79444°W / 36.17667; -79.79444
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Long Branch
Tributary to Reedy Fork
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Location of Long Branch mouth
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Long Branch (Reedy Fork tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyGuilford
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Long Branch and Mears Fork
 • locationHillsdale, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°12′20″N 079°49′54″W / 36.20556°N 79.83167°W / 36.20556; -79.83167[1]
 • elevation830 ft (250 m)[2]
MouthReedy Fork
 • location
Lake Townsend
 • coordinates
36°10′36″N 079°47′40″W / 36.17667°N 79.79444°W / 36.17667; -79.79444[1]
 • elevation
717 ft (219 m)[2]
Length2.80 mi (4.51 km)[3]
Basin size4.30 square miles (11.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationReedy Fork
 • average5.14 cu ft/s (0.146 m3/s) at mouth with Reedy Fork[4]
Basin features
ProgressionReedy ForkHaw RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemHaw River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesLake Townsend

Long Branch is a 2.80 mi (4.51 km) long 2nd order tributary to Reedy Fork in Guilford County, North Carolina.

Course

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Long Branch rises on the Mears Fork divide at Hillsdale, North Carolina in Guilford County. Long Branch then flows southeast to meet Reedy Fork in Lake Townsend.[2]

Watershed

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Long Branch drains 4.30 square miles (11.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 409.99 and is about 53% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Long Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Horsepen Creek Topo Map, Guilford County NC (Lake Brandt Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Long Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 October 2019.