Back Branch (Deep River tributary)

Back Branch is a 3.29 mi (5.29 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph, North Carolina.

Back Branch
Tributary to Deep River
Map of Back Branch mouth location
Map of Back Branch mouth location
Location of Back Branch mouth
Map of Back Branch mouth location
Map of Back Branch mouth location
Back Branch (Deep River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
SourceBroad Mouth Branch divide
  locationabout 2 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina
  coordinates35°40′45″N 079°35′27″W[1]
  elevation655 ft (200 m)[2]
MouthDeep River
  location
about 0.25 miles north of Coleridge, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°38′52″N 079°37′14″W[1]
  elevation
398 ft (121 m)[2]
Length4.54 mi (7.31 km)[3]
Basin size3.29 square miles (8.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationDeep River
  average4.15 cu ft/s (0.118 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRocky RiverDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWillie Wright Road, Craven Branch Road, NC 22

Course

Back Branch rises on the Broad Mouth Branch divide about 2 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina and then flows southwesterly to join the Deep River about 0.25 miles north of Coleridge, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Back Branch drains 3.29 square miles (8.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 388.39 and is about 52% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Back Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. "Richland Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.


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