Crisco Branch
| Crisco Branch Tributary to Rocky River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Crisco Branch mouth  Crisco Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gold Branch divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles west-southwest of New Salem, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°07′44″N 80°23′09″W / 35.12889°N 80.38583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 530 ft (160 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Rocky River |
• location | about 3 miles north-northeast of New Salem, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°09′59″N 80°21′38″W / 35.16639°N 80.36056°W[1] |
• elevation | 328 ft (100 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.67 mi (5.91 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.85 square miles (10.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rocky River |
| • average | 4.72 cu ft/s (0.134 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 | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | NC 218, Army Road |
Crisco Branch is a 3.67 mi (5.91 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Union County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Course
[edit]Crisco Branch rises about 0.5 miles west-southwest of New Salem, North Carolina and then flows north-northeast to join the Rocky River about 3 miles north-northeast of New Salem.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Crisco Branch drains 3.85 square miles (10.0 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 414.50, and is about 42% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Crisco Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "New Salem 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 "Crisco Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.