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Granny Squirrel Branch

Coordinates: 35°13′00″N 083°45′21″W / 35.21667°N 83.75583°W / 35.21667; -83.75583
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Granny Squirrel Branch
Tributary to Harris Creek
Map of Granny Squirrel Branch mouth location
Map of Granny Squirrel Branch mouth location
Location of Granny Squirrel Branch mouth
Map of Granny Squirrel Branch mouth location
Map of Granny Squirrel Branch mouth location
Granny Squirrel Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCherokee
Physical characteristics
SourceWorm Creek divide
 • locationGranny Squirrel Gap
 • coordinates35°12′27″N 083°45′45″W / 35.20750°N 83.76250°W / 35.20750; -83.76250[1]
 • elevation2,200 ft (670 m)[2]
MouthHarris Creek
 • location
about 0.25 miles southwest of Rhodo, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°13′00″N 083°45′21″W / 35.21667°N 83.75583°W / 35.21667; -83.75583[1]
 • elevation
2,080 ft (630 m)[2]
Length1.09 mi (1.75 km)[3]
Basin size0.29 square miles (0.75 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationHarris Creek
 • average0.84 cu ft/s (0.024 m3/s) at mouth with Valley River[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally north
River systemHiawassee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesUS 19-129, Tunnel Ridge Road

Granny Squirrel Branch is a 1.09 mi (1.75 km) long 1st order tributary to Harris Creek in Cherokee County, North Carolina. Granny Squirrel Branch is the only stream of this name in the United States and is a tributary to Harris Creek.

According to tradition, "Granny Squirrel" was originally the name of an elderly Native American Indian woman who lived in the area.[5]

Course

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Granny Squirrel Branch rises in Granny Squirrel Gap in Cherokee County, North Carolina and then flows north to join Harris Creek about 0.25 miles southwest of Rhodo, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Granny Squirrel Branch drains 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2) of area, receives about 66.97 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 248.46 and is about 77% forested.[4]


References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Granny Squirrel Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Granny Squirrel Branch Topo Map in Cherokee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Granny Squirrel Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Community Backstory". Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.