Hares Branch

Hares Branch is a 2.85 mi (4.59 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Worrell Mill Swamp via Worrell Millpond in Hertford County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Hares Branch
Tributary to Worrell Mill Swamp
Map of Hares Branch mouth location
Map of Hares Branch mouth location
Location of Hares Branch mouth
Map of Hares Branch mouth location
Map of Hares Branch mouth location
Hares Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHertford
TownMurfreesboro
Physical characteristics
SourcePanther Swamp divide
  locationabout 0.5 miles south of Murfreesboro, North Carolina
  coordinates36°25′32″N 077°06′55″W[1]
  elevation88 ft (27 m)[2]
MouthWorrell Millpond
  location
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
  coordinates
36°26′10″N 077°05′15″W[1]
  elevation
22 ft (6.7 m)[3]
Length2.85 mi (4.59 km)[4]
Basin size3.49 square miles (9.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationWorrell Millpond
  average4.66 cu ft/s (0.132 m3/s) at mouth with Worrell Millpond[5]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally northeast[4]
River systemChowan River
Tributaries 
  leftCollege Branch
  rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesWorrell Millpond
BridgesUS 158 (x3), Chowan College Road, NC 11

Course

Hares Branch rises on the Panther Swamp divide about 0.5 miles south of Murfreesboro, North Carolina, and then flows northeasterly to join Worrell Mill Swamp on the east side of Murfreesboro.[3]

Watershed

Hares Branch drains 3.49 square miles (9.0 km2) of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 515.21, and is about 23% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Hares Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. "Hares Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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