Big Branch is a 3.33 mi (5.36 km) long 2nd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Anson County, North Carolina.
| Big Branch Tributary to Lanes Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Big Branch mouth  Big 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 miles southeast of Fountain Hill, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°03′58″N 080°15′01″W / 35.06611°N 80.25028°W[1] |
| • elevation | 440 ft (130 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Lanes Creek |
• location | about 2 miles north of Griffins Crossroads, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°02′17″N 080°15′01″W / 35.03806°N 80.25028°W[1] |
• elevation | 318 ft (97 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.33 mi (5.36 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 4.62 square miles (12.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lanes Creek |
| • average | 5.47 cu ft/s (0.155 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 | Flag Branch |
| Bridges | Tucker Road, Bowers Road, Kiker Road, Birmingham Road |
Course edit
Big Branch rises about 2 miles southeast of Fountain Hill, North Carolina. Big Branch then flows southeast to meet Lanes Creek about 2 miles north of Griffins Crossroads.[2]
Watershed edit
Big Branch drains 4.62 square miles (12.0 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 420.54 and is about 60% forested.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Big 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 "Big Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 October 2020.