Rocky Branch is a 2.49 mi (4.01 km) long 1st order tributary to Reedy Fork in Guilford County, North Carolina.
| Rocky Branch Tributary to Reedy Fork | |
|---|---|
  Location of Rocky Branch mouth  Rocky Branch (Reedy Fork tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Guilford |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Rocky Branch and Candy Creek |
| • location | about 1 mile east of Monticello, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°12′56″N 079°39′14″W / 36.21556°N 79.65389°W[1] |
| • elevation | 805 ft (245 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Reedy Fork |
• location | about 4 southeast of Monticello, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°10′48″N 079°38′55″W / 36.18000°N 79.64861°W[1] |
• elevation | 650 ft (200 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.49 mi (4.01 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.32 square miles (6.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Reedy Fork |
| • average | 2.91 cu ft/s (0.082 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 |
| Bridges | Turner Smith Road |
Course
editRocky Branch rises on the Candy Creek divide about 1 mile southeast of Monticello, North Carolina in Guilford County. Rocky Branch then flows south to meet Reedy Fork about 4 miles southeast of Monticello.[2]
Watershed
editRocky Branch drains 2.32 square miles (6.0 km2) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 404.65 and is about 51% forested.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Rocky Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Rocky Branch Topo Map, Guilford County NC (Browns Summit Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Rocky Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 October 2019.