Meadow Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Richardson Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Meadow Branch mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Meadow Branch mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Union |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Wingate |
Length: | 6.84miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Richardson Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 9.08cuft/s at mouth with Richardson Creek[2] |
Source1: | Horsepen Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile southeast of Wingate, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 34.9689°N -80.4256°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 568feet[4] |
Mouth: | Richardson Creek |
Mouth Location: | about 2.5 miles southwest of Watson, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.0433°N -80.4481°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 421feet |
Progression: | Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Pee Dee |
Tributaries Left: | Spring Branch |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Camden Road, Old Highway 74, US 74 (Business), E Wilson Street, US 74, McIntyre Road, Monroe-Ansonville Road, Olive Branch Road |
Meadow Branch is a 6.84miles long 2nd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.
Meadow Branch rises about 1 mile southeast of Wingate, North Carolina and then flows north-northwest to join Richardson Creek about 2.5 miles southwest of Watson.[4]
Meadow Branch drains of area, receives about 48.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 444.40, and is about 26% forested.[2]