Big Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)
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Big Branch Tributary to Lanes Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Anson |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Cribs Creek divide |
• location | about 2 miles southeast of Fountain Hill, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°03′58″N 080°15′01″W / 35.06611°N 80.25028°W[1] |
• elevation | 440 ft (130 m)[2] |
Mouth | Lanes Creek |
• location | about 2 miles north of Griffins Crossroads, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°02′17″N 080°15′01″W / 35.03806°N 80.25028°WCoordinates: 35°02′17″N 080°15′01″W / 35.03806°N 80.25028°W[1] |
• elevation | 318 ft (97 m)[2] |
Length | 3.33 mi (5.36 km)[3] |
Basin size | 4.62 square miles (12.0 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Lanes Creek |
• average | 5.47 cu ft/s (0.155 m3/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lanes Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Pee Dee River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Flag Branch |
Bridges | Tucker Road, Bowers Road, Kiker Road, Birmingham Road |
Big Branch is a 3.33 mi (5.36 km) long 2nd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Anson County, North Carolina.
Course
Big Branch rises about 2 miles southeast of Fountain Hill, North Carolina. Big Branch then flows southeast to meet Lanes Creek about 2 miles north of Griffins Crossroads.[2]
Watershed
Big Branch drains 4.62 square miles (12.0 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 420.54 and is about 60% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Big Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Flag Branch Topo Map in Anson". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Big Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 October 2020.