Back Branch (Deep River tributary)
| Back Branch Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Back Branch mouth  Back Branch (Deep River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Broad Mouth Branch divide |
| • location | about 2 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°40′45″N 079°35′27″W / 35.67917°N 79.59083°W[1] |
| • elevation | 655 ft (200 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 0.25 miles north of Coleridge, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°38′52″N 079°37′14″W / 35.64778°N 79.62056°W[1] |
• elevation | 398 ft (121 m)[2] |
| Length | 4.54 mi (7.31 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.29 square miles (8.5 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 4.15 cu ft/s (0.118 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Willie Wright Road, Craven Branch Road, NC 22 |
Back Branch is a 3.29 mi (5.29 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Back Branch rises on the Broad Mouth Branch divide about 2 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina and then flows southwesterly to join the Deep River about 0.25 miles north of Coleridge, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Back Branch drains 3.29 square miles (8.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 388.39 and is about 52% forested.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Back Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Richland Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.