Water Branch (Richardson Creek tributary)
| Water Branch Tributary to Richardson Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Water Branch mouth  Water Branch (Richardson Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cribs Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 1 mile west of Fountain Hill, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°04′15″N 080°18′13″W / 35.07083°N 80.30361°W[1] |
| • elevation | 525 ft (160 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Richardson Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles northeast of Olive Branch, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°07′24″N 080°17′34″W / 35.12333°N 80.29278°W[1] |
• elevation | 298 ft (91 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.47 mi (5.58 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 6.48 square miles (16.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Richardson Creek |
| • average | 7.69 cu ft/s (0.218 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Little Water Branch |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | NC 218, Burnsville Road, Jerusalem Church Road |
Water Branch is a 3.47 mi (5.58 km) long 2nd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Water Branch rises in a pond about 1 mile west of Fountain Hill, North Carolina and then flows north to join Richardson Creek about 1.5 miles northeast of Olive Branch.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Water Branch drains 6.48 square miles (16.8 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 389.10, and is about 36% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Water Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Pine Log Creek Topo Map in Anson". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Water Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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