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Long Branch (Trent River tributary)

Coordinates: 35°04′39″N 077°15′25″W / 35.07750°N 77.25694°W / 35.07750; -77.25694
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Long Branch
Tributary to Trent River
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Location of Long Branch mouth
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Long Branch (Trent River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyJones
Physical characteristics
SourceBachelor Creek divide
 • locationabout 5 miles northwest of Jones Corner, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°04′39″N 077°16′08″W / 35.07750°N 77.26889°W / 35.07750; -77.26889[1]
 • elevation38 ft (12 m)[2]
MouthTrent River
 • location
about 1.5 miles northwest of Oak Grove, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°04′39″N 077°15′25″W / 35.07750°N 77.25694°W / 35.07750; -77.25694[1]
 • elevation
3 ft (0.91 m)[3]
Length2.83 mi (4.55 km)[4]
Basin size2.92 square miles (7.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationTrent River
 • average4.35 cu ft/s (0.123 m3/s) at mouth with Trent River[5]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally southwest[4]
River systemNeuse River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBen Banks Road, Ten Mile Fork Road

Long Branch is a 2.83 mi (4.55 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Trent River in Jones County, North Carolina, United States.

Course

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Long Branch rises about 5 miles northwest of Jones Corner, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Trent River about 1.5 miles northwest of Oak Grove.[3]

Watershed

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Long Branch drains 2.92 square miles (7.6 km2) of area, receives about 53.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 561.31, and is about 21% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Long Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Long Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 December 2020.