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.
Granny Squirrel Branch Tributary to Harris Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Cherokee |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Worm Creek divide |
• location | Granny Squirrel Gap |
• coordinates | 35°12′27″N 083°45′45″W / 35.20750°N 83.76250°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,200 ft (670 m)[2] |
Mouth | Harris 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[1] |
• elevation | 2,080 ft (630 m)[2] |
Length | 1.09 mi (1.75 km)[3] |
Basin size | 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Harris Creek |
• average | 0.84 cu ft/s (0.024 m3/s) at mouth with Valley River[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally north |
River system | Hiawassee River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | US 19-129, Tunnel Ridge Road |
According to tradition, "Granny Squirrel" was originally the name of an elderly Native American Indian woman who lived in the area.[5]
Course edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Granny Squirrel Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Granny Squirrel Branch Topo Map in Cherokee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Granny Squirrel Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Community Backstory". Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.