Reedy Branch is a 4.47 mi (7.19 km) long 1st order tributary to the Trent River in Craven County, North Carolina. This stream forms the boundary of Jones and Craven Counties for a large portion of its length.
| Reedy Branch Tributary to Trent River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Reedy Branch mouth  Reedy Branch (Trent River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Craven Jones |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Black Branch divide |
| • location | about 3 miles south of Timothy Chapel, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°00′58″N 077°06′04″W / 35.01611°N 77.10111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 33 ft (10 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Trent River |
• location | across the Trent River from Trent Woods, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°04′21″N 077°06′48″W / 35.07250°N 77.11333°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.47 mi (7.19 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 5.79 square miles (15.0 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Trent River |
| • average | 8.82 cu ft/s (0.250 m3/s) at mouth with Trent River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Trent River → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Neuse River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Countyline Road, Murphy Road, Crump Farm Road |
Course edit
Reedy Branch rises about 3 miles south of Timothy Chapel, North Carolina in Croatan National Forest and then flows north to join the Trent River across from Trent Woods.[3]
Watershed edit
Reedy Branch drains 5.79 square miles (15.0 km2) of area, receives about 54.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 583.01, and is about 23% forested.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Reedy Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Reedy Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 December 2020.