Rocky Branch (Reedy Fork tributary)
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Rocky Branch Tributary to Reedy Fork | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Guilford |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Rocky Branch and Candy Creek |
• location | about 1 mile east of Monticello, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°12′56″N 079°39′14″W / 36.21556°N 79.65389°W[1] |
• elevation | 805 ft (245 m)[2] |
Mouth | Reedy Fork |
• location | about 4 southeast of Monticello, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°10′48″N 079°38′55″W / 36.18000°N 79.64861°WCoordinates: 36°10′48″N 079°38′55″W / 36.18000°N 79.64861°W[1] |
• elevation | 650 ft (200 m)[2] |
Length | 2.49 mi (4.01 km)[3] |
Basin size | 2.32 square miles (6.0 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Reedy Fork |
• average | 2.91 cu ft/s (0.082 m3/s) at mouth with Reedy Fork[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Reedy Fork → Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Haw River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Turner Smith Road |
Rocky Branch is a 2.49 mi (4.01 km) long 1st order tributary to Reedy Fork in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Course
Rocky Branch rises on the Candy Creek divide about 1 mile southeast of Monticello, North Carolina in Guilford County. Rocky Branch then flows south to meet Reedy Fork about 4 miles southeast of Monticello.[2]
Watershed
Rocky Branch drains 2.32 square miles (6.0 km2) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 404.65 and is about 51% forested.[4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Rocky Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Rocky Branch Topo Map, Guilford County NC (Browns Summit Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Rocky Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 October 2019.