Reedy Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Trent River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Reedy Branch mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Reedy Branch mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Craven Jones |
Length: | 4.47miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Trent River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 8.82cuft/s at mouth with Trent River[2] |
Source1: | Black Branch divide |
Source1 Location: | about 3 miles south of Timothy Chapel, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.0161°N -77.1011°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 33feet[4] |
Mouth: | Trent River |
Mouth Location: | across the Trent River from Trent Woods, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.0725°N -77.1133°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0feet[5] |
Progression: | Trent River → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Neuse River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Countyline Road, Murphy Road, Crump Farm Road |
Reedy Branch is a 4.47miles long 1st order tributary to the Trent River in Craven County, North Carolina. This stream forms the boundary of Jones and Craven Counties for a large portion of its length.
Reedy Branch rises about 3 miles south of Timothy Chapel, North Carolina in Croatan National Forest and then flows north to join the Trent River across from Trent Woods.[5]
Reedy Branch drains of area, receives about 54.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 583.01, and is about 23% forested.[2]