Broad Mouth Branch Explained

Broad Mouth Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Deep River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Broad Mouth Branch mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Broad Mouth Branch mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Randolph
Length:2.69miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Deep River
Discharge1 Avg:2.8cuft/s at mouth with Deep River[2]
Source1:Back Branch divide
Source1 Location:Pond about 2.5 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:35.6756°N -79.5947°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:605feet[4]
Mouth:Deep River
Mouth Location:about 1.5 miles north of Coleridge, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:35.6647°N -79.6225°W
Mouth Elevation:399feet
Progression:Rocky RiverDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River System:Deep River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Troy Caverness Road, NC 22

Broad Mouth Branch is a 2.69miles 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.

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.[4]

Watershed

Broad Mouth Branch drains of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 383.09 and is about 50% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 26 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Broad Mouth Branch Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 26 August 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Broad Mouth Branch . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 26 August 2020.
  4. Web site: Richland Creek Topo Map in Randolph . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 26 August 2020 . en.