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Flat Branch (Fisher River tributary)

Coordinates: 36°26′05″N 080°48′03″W / 36.43472°N 80.80083°W / 36.43472; -80.80083
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Flat Branch
Tributary to Fisher River
Map of Flat Branch mouth location
Map of Flat Branch mouth location
Location of Flat Branch mouth
Map of Flat Branch mouth location
Map of Flat Branch mouth location
Flat Branch (Fisher River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
SourceRed Hill Creek and Mitchell River divides
 • locationabout 2 miles southwest of Blevins Store, North Carolina
 • coordinates36°26′07″N 080°50′30″W / 36.43528°N 80.84167°W / 36.43528; -80.84167[1]
 • elevation1,360 ft (410 m)[2]
MouthFisher River
 • location
about 2 miles southeast of Blevins Store, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°26′05″N 080°48′03″W / 36.43472°N 80.80083°W / 36.43472; -80.80083[1]
 • elevation
1,118 ft (341 m)[2]
Length2.92 mi (4.70 km)[3]
Basin size2.52 square miles (6.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationFisher River
 • average4.17 cu ft/s (0.118 m3/s) at mouth with Fisher River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionFisher RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRed Hill Creek Road, W Rocky Lane, Fisher Valley Road

Flat Branch is a 2.92 mi (4.70 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

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Flat Branch rises on the Red Hill Creek and Mitchell River divides about 2 miles southwest of Blevins Store, North Carolina. Flat Branch then flows generally east to join the Fisher River about 2 miles southeast of Blevins Store.[2]

Watershed

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Flat Branch drains 2.52 square miles (6.5 km2) of area, receives about 49.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 340.91, and is about 63% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Flat Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c "Burris Creek Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Flat Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.