Reason Branch is a 3.04 mi (4.89 km) long 1st order tributary to the Rocky River in Union County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
| Reason Branch Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Reason Branch mouth  Reason Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gold Branch divide |
| • location | pond about 1 mile west of New Salem, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°07′52″N 80°24′06″W / 35.13111°N 80.40167°W[1] |
| • elevation | 545 ft (166 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 3 miles north-northwest of New Salem, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°09′55″N 80°23′21″W / 35.16528°N 80.38917°W[1] |
• elevation | 338 ft (103 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.04 mi (4.89 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.85 square miles (10.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 4.00 cu ft/s (0.113 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Bull Branch |
| Bridges | Morgan Academy Road |
Course
editReason Branch rises in a pond about 1 mile west of New Salem, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join the Rocky River about 3 miles north-northwest of New Salem.[2]
Watershed
editReason Branch drains 3.25 square miles (8.4 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 393.52, and is about 43% forested.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Reason Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Reason Branch Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Reason Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.