Wicker Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)

Wicker Branch is a 5.22 mi (8.40 km) long 3rd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Wicker Branch
Tributary to Lanes Creek
Wicker Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Wicker Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)
Location of Wicker Branch mouth
Wicker Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Wicker Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)
Wicker Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
Physical characteristics
SourceBuck Branch divide
 • locationpond about 5 miles east-northeast of Alton, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°53′44″N 080°29′02″W / 34.89556°N 80.48389°W / 34.89556; -80.48389[1]
 • elevation638 ft (194 m)[2]
MouthLanes Creek
 • location
about 6 miles south of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina
 • coordinates
34°51′53″N 080°25′12″W / 34.86472°N 80.42000°W / 34.86472; -80.42000[1]
 • elevation
471 ft (144 m)[2]
Length5.22 mi (8.40 km)[3]
Basin size9.36 square miles (24.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationLanes Creek
 • average11.10 cu ft/s (0.314 m3/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionLanes CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftMountain Springs Branch
 • rightCowpens Branch
BridgesMedlin Road, US 601, Belk Mill Road

Course

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Wicker Branch rises in a pond about 5 miles east-northeast of Alton, North Carolina. Wicker Branch then flows southeast to meet Lanes Creek about 6 miles south of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Wicker Branch drains 9.36 square miles (24.2 km2) of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 434.25 and is about 38% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Wicker Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Cedar Branch Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Wicker Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.