| Big Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Haw River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Big Branch mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Big Branch mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Alamance |
| Length: | 2.78miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Haw River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 3.97cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2] |
| Source1: | divide between Big Branch and Lick Creek |
| Source1 Location: | about 2 miles west-northwest of Mandale, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.8572°N -79.2858°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 550feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Haw River |
| Mouth Location: | about 1.5 miles northeast of Mandale, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.8636°N -79.2497°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 390feet |
| Progression: | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Haw River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | NC 87, Mandale Road, Perry Road |
Big Branch is a 2.78miles long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River, in Alamance County, North Carolina.
Big Branch rises west-northwest of Mandale in Alamance County, North Carolina and then flows east to the Haw River about 1.5 miles northeast of Mandale.[4]
Big Branch drains of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 426.73 and is about 47% forested.[2]