Cedar Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)
Cedar Branch is a 1.75 mi (2.82 km) long 1st order tributary to Lanes Creek in Union County, North Carolina.
| Cedar Branch Tributary to Lanes Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Cedar Branch mouth  Cedar Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Barkers Branch divide |
| • location | Allens Crossroads, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°55′00″N 080°24′04″W[1] |
| • elevation | 576 ft (176 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Lanes Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles southeast of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°54′17″N 080°22′38″W[1] |
• elevation | 439 ft (134 m)[2] |
| Length | 1.75 mi (2.82 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 0.86 square miles (2.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lanes Creek |
| • average | 1.12 cu ft/s (0.032 m3/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lanes Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Ajars Road |
Course
Cedar Branch rises at Allens Crossroads, North Carolina. Cedar Branch then flows southeast to meet Lanes Creek about 1.5 miles southeast of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Cedar Branch drains 0.86 square miles (2.2 km2) of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 420.97 and is about 48% forested.[4]
References
- "GNIS Detail - Cedar Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- "Cedar Branch Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- "Cedar Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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