Rocky Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)
| Rocky Branch Tributary to Lanes Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Rocky Branch mouth  Rocky Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Anson |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cribs Creek divide |
| • location | about 2.5 miles north of Peachland, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°02′46″N 080°16′03″W / 35.04611°N 80.26750°W[1] |
| • elevation | 490 ft (150 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Lanes Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles north of Peachland, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°01′11″N 080°14′44″W / 35.01972°N 80.24556°W[1] |
• elevation | 335 ft (102 m)[2] |
| Length | 1.40 mi (2.25 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.90 square miles (4.9 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lanes Creek |
| • average | 2.33 cu ft/s (0.066 m3/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lanes Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Maske Road, Newton Moore Road |
Rocky Branch is a 1.40 mi (2.25 km) long 2nd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Anson County, North Carolina.
Course
[edit]Rocky Branch rises about 1.5 miles northeast of Peachland, North Carolina. Rocky Branch then flows southeast to meet Lanes Creek about 2.5 miles north of Peachland.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Rocky Branch drains 1.90 square miles (4.9 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 429.73 and is about 38% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Rocky Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Flag Branch Topo Map in Anson". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Rocky Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 October 2020.