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Permetter Branch (Brown Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 35°04′06″N 080°05′44″W / 35.06833°N 80.09556°W / 35.06833; -80.09556
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Permetter Branch
Tributary to Brown Creek
Permetter Branch (Brown Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Permetter Branch (Brown Creek tributary)
Location of Permetter Branch mouth
Permetter Branch (Brown Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Permetter Branch (Brown Creek tributary)
Permetter Branch (Brown Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAnson
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Permetter Branch and Buffalo Creek
 • locationpond about 0.5 miles west of Ansonville, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°06′37″N 080°07′38″W / 35.11028°N 80.12722°W / 35.11028; -80.12722[1]
 • elevation340 ft (100 m)[2]
MouthBrown Creek
 • location
about 2 miles south of Ansonville, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°04′06″N 080°05′44″W / 35.06833°N 80.09556°W / 35.06833; -80.09556[1]
 • elevation
210 ft (64 m)[2]
Length3.79 mi (6.10 km)[3]
Basin size3.89 square miles (10.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBrown Creek
 • average4.44 cu ft/s (0.126 m3/s) at mouth with Brown Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftCanal Branch
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesAnsonville-Polkton Road, Mt. Vernon Road, Jacks Branch Road

Permetter Branch is a 3.79 mi (6.10 km) long 2nd order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina.

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Palmetto Branch

Course

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Permetter Branch rises about 0.5 miles west of Ansonville, North Carolina. Permetter Branch then flows southeast to meet Brown Creek about 2 miles south of Ansonville, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Permetter Branch drains 3.89 square miles (10.1 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 452.68 and is about 50% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Permetter Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Brown Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Ansonville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Water Quality Ratings". www.nconemap.gov. State of North Carolina. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Permetter Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 October 2019.