Big Branch is a 2.78 mi (4.47 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.
| Big Branch Tributary to Haw River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Big Branch mouth  Big Branch (Haw River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Alamance |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Big Branch and Lick Creek |
| • location | about 2 miles west-northwest of Mandale, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°51′26″N 079°17′09″W / 35.85722°N 79.28583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 550 ft (170 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Haw River |
• location | about 1.5 miles northeast of Mandale, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°51′49″N 079°14′59″W / 35.86361°N 79.24972°W[1] |
• elevation | 390 ft (120 m)[1] |
| Length | 2.78 mi (4.47 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.10 square miles (8.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Haw River |
| • average | 3.97 cu ft/s (0.112 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | NC 87, Mandale Road, Perry Road |
Course
editBig Branch rises west-northwest of Mandale in Alamance County, North Carolina and then flows east to the Haw River about 1.5 miles northeast of Mandale.[2]
Watershed
editBig Branch drains 3.10 square miles (8.0 km2) of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 426.73 and is about 47% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Big Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Cane Creek Mountains Topo Map, Alamance County NC (Snow Camp Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Big Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 October 2019.