| Long Branch Tributary to Reedy Fork | |
|---|---|
  Location of Long Branch mouth  Long Branch (Reedy Fork tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Guilford |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Long Branch and Mears Fork |
| • location | Hillsdale, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°12′20″N 079°49′54″W / 36.20556°N 79.83167°W [1] |
| • elevation | 830 ft (250 m) [2] |
| Mouth | Reedy Fork |
• location | Lake Townsend |
• coordinates | 36°10′36″N 079°47′40″W / 36.17667°N 79.79444°W [1] |
• elevation | 717 ft (219 m) [2] |
| Length | 2.80 mi (4.51 km) [3] |
| Basin size | 4.30 square miles (11.1 km2) [4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Reedy Fork |
| • average | 5.14 cu ft/s (0.146 m3/s) at mouth with Reedy Fork [4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Reedy Fork → Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies | Lake Townsend |
Long Branch is a 2.80 mi (4.51 km) long 2nd order tributary to Reedy Fork in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Course
Long Branch rises on the Mears Fork divide at Hillsdale, North Carolina in Guilford County. Long Branch then flows southeast to meet Reedy Fork in Lake Townsend. [2]
Watershed
Long Branch drains 4.30 square miles (11.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 409.99 and is about 53% forested. [4]
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Long Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Horsepen Creek Topo Map, Guilford County NC (Lake Brandt Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Long Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 October 2019.