Granny Squirrel Branch
| Granny Squirrel Branch Tributary to Harris Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Granny Squirrel Branch mouth  Granny Squirrel Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Cherokee |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Worm Creek divide |
| • location | Granny Squirrel Gap |
| • coordinates | 35°12′27″N 083°45′45″W / 35.20750°N 83.76250°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,200 ft (670 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Harris Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles southwest of Rhodo, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°13′00″N 083°45′21″W / 35.21667°N 83.75583°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,080 ft (630 m)[2] |
| Length | 1.09 mi (1.75 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Harris Creek |
| • average | 0.84 cu ft/s (0.024 m3/s) at mouth with Valley River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally north |
| River system | Hiawassee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | US 19-129, Tunnel Ridge Road |
Granny Squirrel Branch is a 1.09 mi (1.75 km) long 1st order tributary to Harris Creek in Cherokee County, North Carolina. Granny Squirrel Branch is the only stream of this name in the United States and is a tributary to Harris Creek.
According to tradition, "Granny Squirrel" was originally the name of an elderly Native American Indian woman who lived in the area.[5]
Course
[edit]Granny Squirrel Branch rises in Granny Squirrel Gap in Cherokee County, North Carolina and then flows north to join Harris Creek about 0.25 miles southwest of Rhodo, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Granny Squirrel Branch drains 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2) of area, receives about 66.97 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 248.46 and is about 77% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Granny Squirrel Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Granny Squirrel Branch Topo Map in Cherokee". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Granny Squirrel Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Community Backstory". Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.