Big Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Lanes Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Big Branch mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Anson |
Length: | 3.33miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Lanes Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 5.47cuft/s at mouth with Lanes Creek[2] |
Source1: | Cribs Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 2 miles southeast of Fountain Hill, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.0661°N -80.2503°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 440feet[4] |
Mouth: | Lanes Creek |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles north of Griffins Crossroads, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.0381°N -80.2503°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 318feet |
Progression: | Lanes Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Pee Dee River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | Flag Branch |
Bridges: | Tucker Road, Bowers Road, Kiker Road, Birmingham Road |
Big Branch is a 3.33miles long 2nd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Anson County, North Carolina.
Big Branch rises about 2 miles southeast of Fountain Hill, North Carolina. Big Branch then flows southeast to meet Lanes Creek about 2 miles north of Griffins Crossroads.[4]
Big Branch drains of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 420.54 and is about 60% forested.[2]