Rocky Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Deep River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Rocky Branch mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Rocky Branch mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Chatham |
Length: | 4.99miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Deep River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 6.19cuft/s at mouth with Deep River[2] |
Source1: | Turkey Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | pond about 2 miles south of Pittsboro, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 35.6736°N -79.16°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 455feet[4] |
Mouth: | Deep River |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile northwest of Blacknel, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 35.6239°N -79.1353°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 188feet |
Progression: | Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Deep River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Charlie Brooks Road, Mt. View Church Road, E Gargis Road |
Rocky Branch is a 4.99miles long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Chatham County, North Carolina.
Rocky Branch rises about 2 miles south of Pittsboro, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows south to the Deep River about 1 mile northwest of Blacknel, North Carolina.[5]
Rocky Branch drains of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 414.55 and is about 58% forested.[2]