Reason Branch is a 3.04 mi (4.89 km) long 1st order tributary to the Rocky River in Union County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Reason Branch Tributary to Rocky River | |
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Standort | |
Land | Vereinigte Staaten |
State | North Carolina |
County | Union |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Gold Branch divide |
• location | pond about 1 mile west of New Salem, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°07′52″N 80°24′06″W / 35.13111°N 80.40167°W[1] |
• elevation | 545 ft (166 m)[2] |
Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 3 miles north-northwest of New Salem, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°09′55″N 80°23′21″W / 35.16528°N 80.38917°W[1] |
• elevation | 338 ft (103 m)[2] |
Length | 3.04 mi (4.89 km)[3] |
Basin size | 3.85 square miles (10.0 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Rocky River |
• average | 4.00 cu ft/s (0.113 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Pee Dee |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Bull Branch |
Bridges | Morgan Academy Road |
Course
editReason Branch rises in a pond about 1 mile west of New Salem, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join the Rocky River about 3 miles north-northwest of New Salem.[2]
Watershed
editReason Branch drains 3.25 square miles (8.4 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 393.52, and is about 43% forested.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Reason Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Reason Branch Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Reason Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.