Stegall Branch
Stegall Branch is a 1.30 mi (2.09 km) long 1st order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
| Stegall Branch Tributary to Richardson Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Stegall Branch mouth  Stegall Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide of unnamed tributary to Rocky River |
| • location | pond about 1 mile east of New Salem, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°08′10″N 080°20′42″W[1] |
| • elevation | 465 ft (142 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Richardson Creek |
• location | about 2 miles southeast of New Salem, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°07′09″N 080°20′09″W[1] |
• elevation | 345 ft (105 m)[2] |
| Length | 1.63 mi (2.62 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 1.30 square miles (3.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Richardson Creek |
| • average | 2.05 cu ft/s (0.058 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | none |
Course
Stegall Branch rises in a pond about 1 mile east of New Salem, North Carolina and then flows southeast to join Richardson Creek about 2 miles southeast of New Salem.[2]
Watershed
Stegall Branch drains 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 386.52, and is about 42% forested.[4]
References
- "GNIS Detail - Stegall Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- "Stegall Lake Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- "Stegall Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.