Panther Branch (Hyco Creek tributary)
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Panther Branch Tributary to Hyco Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Caswell |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Sugartree Creek divide |
• location | Morgans Pond about 1 mile north of Prospect Hill, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°16′17″N 079°11′23″W / 36.27139°N 79.18972°W[1] |
• elevation | 698 ft (213 m)[2] |
Mouth | Hyco Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles west-southwest of Frogsboro, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°20′15″N 079°12′38″W / 36.33750°N 79.21056°WCoordinates: 36°20′15″N 079°12′38″W / 36.33750°N 79.21056°W[1] |
• elevation | 462 ft (141 m)[2] |
Length | 5.46 mi (8.79 km)[3] |
Basin size | 5.62 square miles (14.6 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Hyco Creek |
• average | 7.03 cu ft/s (0.199 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco Creek[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally north |
River system | Roanoke River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Ridgeville Road, Barnwell Road, Egypt Road, Innesbrook Way, John Oakley Road |
Panther Branch is a 5.46 mi (8.79 km) long 2nd order tributary to Hyco Creek in Caswell County, North Carolina.
Course
Panther Branch rises in Morgans Pond about 1 mile north of Prospect Hill, North Carolina, and then flows northerly to join Hyco Creek about 1.5 miles west-southwest of Frogsboro.[2]
Watershed
Panther Branch drains 5.62 square miles (14.6 km2) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 376.53, and is about 45% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Panther Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Panther Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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