| 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
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
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
- ^ 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.
This page was last edited on 31 July 2021, at 14:35