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Ledbetter Branch (Brown Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 34°59′39″N 080°11′52″W / 34.99417°N 80.19778°W / 34.99417; -80.19778
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Ledbetter Branch
Tributary to Brown Creek
Ledbetter Branch (Brown Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Ledbetter Branch (Brown Creek tributary)
Location of Ledbetter Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAnson
CityPolkton
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Ledbetter Branch, Cranes Branch and Lanes Creek
 • locationabout 1 mile north of Polkton, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°01′31″N 080°12′01″W / 35.02528°N 80.20028°W / 35.02528; -80.20028[1]
 • elevation400 ft (120 m)[2]
MouthBrown Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles south of Polkton, North Carolina
 • coordinates
34°59′39″N 080°11′52″W / 34.99417°N 80.19778°W / 34.99417; -80.19778[1]
 • elevation
246 ft (75 m)[1]
Length2.93 mi (4.72 km)[3]
Basin size1.68 square miles (4.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBrown Creek
 • average2.02 cu ft/s (0.057 m3/s) at mouth with Brown Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressioneast
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesW Polk Street, Moore Street, Old Route 74, US 74, Poplar Hill Church Road

Ledbetter Branch is a tributary of Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina that rises north of Polkton, North Carolina and then flows south to meet Brown Creek south of Polkton, North Carolina. The watershed is about 48% forested, 34% agricultural and the rest is of other land uses.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Ledbetter Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Brown Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Ansonville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Ledbetter Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 September 2019.