Crisco Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Rocky River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Crisco Branch mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Crisco Branch mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Union |
Length: | 3.67miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Rocky River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 4.72cuft/s at mouth with Rocky River[2] |
Source1: | Gold Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles west-southwest of New Salem, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.1289°N -80.3858°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 530feet[4] |
Mouth: | Rocky River |
Mouth Location: | about 3 miles north-northeast of New Salem, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.1664°N -80.3606°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 328feet |
Progression: | Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Pee Dee |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | NC 218, Army Road |
Crisco Branch is a 3.67miles long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Union County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Crisco Branch rises about 0.5 miles west-southwest of New Salem, North Carolina and then flows north-northeast to join the Rocky River about 3 miles north-northeast of New Salem.[4]
Crisco Branch drains of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 414.50, and is about 42% forested.[2]