Hoopers Branch
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Hoopers Branch Tributary to Reddies River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Wilkes |
City | North Wilkesboro |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide of unnamed tributary to Mulberry Creek |
• location | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°10′41″N 081°08′55″W / 36.17806°N 81.14861°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,120 ft (340 m)[2] |
Mouth | Reddies River |
• location | about 0.5 miles west of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°10′11″N 081°10′09″W / 36.16972°N 81.16917°WCoordinates: 36°10′11″N 081°10′09″W / 36.16972°N 81.16917°W[1] |
• elevation | 975 ft (297 m)[2] |
Length | 0.95 mi (1.53 km)[3] |
Basin size | 0.71 square miles (1.8 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Reddies River |
• average | 1.33 cu ft/s (0.038 m3/s) at mouth with Reddies River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | southwest |
River system | Yadkin River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Riverside Drive, Hackett Street, NW Reservoir Road |
Hoopers Branch is a 0.95 mi (1.53 km) long first order tributary to the Reddies River in Wilkes County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Course
Hoopers Branch rises in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Reddies River at about 0.5 miles west of North Wilkesboro.[2]
Watershed
Hooper Branch drains 0.71 square miles (1.8 km2) of area, receives about 51.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 307.83, and is about 41% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Hoopers Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Hoopers Branch Topo Map in Wilkes". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Hoopers Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2020.