| Cranes Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Brown Creek |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Cranes Branch mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Anson |
| Length: | 3.35miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Brown Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 3.07cuft/s at mouth with Brown Creek[2] |
| Source1: | divide between Cranes Branch and Lanes Creek |
| Source1 Location: | about 1.5 miles north of Polkton, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.0208°N -80.1961°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 415feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Brown Creek |
| Mouth Location: | about 3 miles northeast of Polkton, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.0339°N -80.1494°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 223feet |
| Progression: | east |
| River System: | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Ansonville-Polkton Road, Cameron-Briley Road |
Cranes Branch is a tributary of Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina that rises north of Polkton, North Carolina and then flows east to meet Brown Creek about 3 miles northeast of Polkton. The watershed is about 58% forested, 36% agricultural and the rest is of other land uses.[2]