Georgia Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Cape Fear River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Georgia Branch mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Georgia Branch mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Bladen |
Length: | 3.65miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Cape Fear River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 9.36cuft/s at mouth with Cape Fear River[2] |
Source1: | Burrells Bay |
Source1 Location: | about 2 miles north of Tobermory, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 34.8403°N -78.8689°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 146feet[4] |
Mouth: | Cape Fear River |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles east of Tobermory, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 34.8147°N -78.8214°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 29feet |
Progression: | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Cape Fear River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | Mines Creek |
Bridges: | Walter Drive, Tobermory Road, NC 87, Glengerry Hill Road |
Georgia Branch is a 9.65miles long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, North Carolina.
Georgia Branch rises in Burrells Bay about 2 miles north of Tobermory, North Carolina. Georgia Branch then flows southeast to join the Cape Fear River about 2 miles east of Tobermory.[4]
Georgia Branch drains of area, receives about 48.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 590.29 and is about 21% forested.[2]