Permetter Branch (Brown Creek tributary) explained

Permetter Branch
Name Other:Tributary to Brown Creek
Map Size:300
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Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Permetter Branch mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Anson
Length:3.79miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Brown Creek
Discharge1 Avg:4.44cuft/s at mouth with Brown Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Permetter Branch and Buffalo Creek
Source1 Location:pond about 0.5 miles west of Ansonville, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:35.1103°N -80.1272°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:340feet[4]
Mouth:Brown Creek
Mouth Location:about 2 miles south of Ansonville, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:35.0683°N -80.0956°W
Mouth Elevation:210feet
Progression:southeast
River System:Pee Dee River
Tributaries Left:Canal Branch
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Ansonville-Polkton Road, Mt. Vernon Road, Jacks Branch Road

Permetter Branch is a 3.79miles long 2nd order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]

Course

Permetter Branch rises about 0.5 miles west of Ansonville, North Carolina. Permetter Branch then flows southeast to meet Brown Creek about 2 miles south of Ansonville, North Carolina.[4]

Watershed

Permetter Branch drains of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 452.68 and is about 50% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Water Quality Ratings . www.nconemap.gov . State of North Carolina . 21 October 2019 . en-us.
  2. Web site: Permetter Branch Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 21 October 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Permetter Branch . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 21 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Brown Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Ansonville Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 21 October 2019 . en.