Rocky Branch | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Reedy Fork |
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: | Guilford |
Length: | 2.49miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Reedy Fork |
Discharge1 Avg: | 2.91cuft/s at mouth with Reedy Fork[2] |
Source1: | divide between Rocky Branch and Candy Creek |
Source1 Location: | about 1 mile east of Monticello, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.2156°N -79.6539°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 805feet[4] |
Mouth: | Reedy Fork |
Mouth Location: | about 4 southeast of Monticello, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.18°N -79.6486°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 650feet |
Progression: | Reedy Fork → Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Haw River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Turner Smith Road |
Rocky Branch is a 2.49miles long 1st order tributary to Reedy Fork in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Rocky Branch rises on the Candy Creek divide about 1 mile southeast of Monticello, North Carolina in Guilford County. Rocky Branch then flows south to meet Reedy Fork about 4 miles southeast of Monticello.[4]
Rocky Branch drains of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 404.65 and is about 51% forested.[2]