Broad Mouth Branch
Broad Mouth Branch is a 2.69 mi (4.33 km) long 1st order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph, North Carolina. This is the only stream with this name in the United States according to the US Geological Survey.
| Broad Mouth Branch Tributary to Deep River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Broad Mouth Branch mouth  Broad Mouth Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Back Branch divide |
| • location | Pond about 2.5 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°40′32″N 079°35′41″W[1] |
| • elevation | 605 ft (184 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Deep River |
• location | about 1.5 miles north of Coleridge, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°39′53″N 079°37′21″W[1] |
• elevation | 399 ft (122 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.69 mi (4.33 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.15 square miles (5.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Deep River |
| • average | 2.80 cu ft/s (0.079 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Troy Caverness Road, NC 22 |
Course
Broad Mouth Branch rises in a pond on the Back Branch divide about 2.5 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina and then flows southwesterly to join the Deep River about 1 mile north of Coleridge, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Broad Mouth Branch drains 2.15 square miles (5.6 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 383.09 and is about 50% forested.[4]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Broad Mouth Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "Richland Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "Broad Mouth Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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