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Kilby Branch (Reddies River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°13′32″N 081°13′08″W / 36.22556°N 81.21889°W / 36.22556; -81.21889
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Kilby Branch
Tributary to Reddies River
Map of Kilby Branch mouth location
Map of Kilby Branch mouth location
Location of Kilby Branch mouth
Map of Kilby Branch mouth location
Map of Kilby Branch mouth location
Kilby Branch (Reddies River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyWilkes
Physical characteristics
SourceTumbling Shoals Creek divide
 • locationabout 5 miles southwest of Halls Mills, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°15′46″N 081°13′56″W / 36.26278°N 81.23222°W / 36.26278; -81.23222[1]
 • elevation1,920 ft (590 m)[2]
MouthReddies River
 • location
about 3 miles northeast of Millers Creek, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°13′32″N 081°13′08″W / 36.22556°N 81.21889°W / 36.22556; -81.21889[1]
 • elevation
1,075 ft (328 m)[2]
Length2.43 mi (3.91 km)[3]
Basin size2.34 square miles (6.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationReddies River
 • average4.28 cu ft/s (0.121 m3/s) at mouth with Reddies River[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesKilby Branch Road (x2), Mountain Valley Church Road, Cora Caudill Road

Kilby Branch is a 2.43 mi (3.91 km) long 1st order tributary to the Reddies River in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

Course

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Kilby Branch rises about 5 miles southwest of Halls Mills, North Carolina and then flows south to join the Reddies River at about 3 miles northeast of Millers Creek, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Kilby Branch drains 2.34 square miles (6.1 km2) of area, receives about 51.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 257.08, and is about 80% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Kilby Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Kilby Branch Topo Map in Wilkes". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Kilby Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 4 October 2020.