| Hares Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Worrell Mill Swamp |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Hares Branch mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Hares Branch mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Hertford |
| Subdivision Type4: | Town |
| Subdivision Name4: | Murfreesboro |
| Length: | 2.85miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Worrell Millpond |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 4.66cuft/s at mouth with Worrell Millpond[2] |
| Source1: | Panther Swamp divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles south of Murfreesboro, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 36.4256°N -77.1153°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 88feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Worrell Millpond |
| Mouth Location: | Murfreesboro, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 36.4361°N -77.0875°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 22feet[5] |
| Progression: | generally northeast |
| River System: | Chowan River |
| Tributaries Left: | College Branch |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies: | Worrell Millpond |
| Bridges: | US 158 (x3), Chowan College Road, NC 11 |
Hares Branch is a 2.85miles long 2nd order tributary to the Worrell Mill Swamp via Worrell Millpond in Hertford County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]
Hares Branch rises on the Panther Swamp divide about 0.5 miles south of Murfreesboro, North Carolina, and then flows northeasterly to join Worrell Mill Swamp on the east side of Murfreesboro.[5]
Hares Branch drains of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 515.21, and is about 23% forested.[2]