| Waxhaw Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Lanes Creek |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Waxhaw Branch mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Union |
| Length: | 5.61miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Lanes Creek |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 8.02cuft/s at mouth with Lanes Creek[2] |
| Source1: | Rays Fork divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 5 miles southeast of Rock Rest, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 34.9242°N -80.4494°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 598feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Lanes Creek |
| Mouth Location: | about 1.5 miles southeast of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 34.8906°N -80.3917°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 448feet |
| Progression: | Lanes Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Pee Dee River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Snyder Store Road, Belk Mill Road, Old Pageland Marshvile Road |
Waxhaw Branch is a 5.61miles long 2nd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Union County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]
Waxhaw Branch rises about 5 miles southeast of Rock Rest, North Carolina. Waxhaw Branch then flows generally southeast with curves to meet Lanes Creek about 1.5 miles southeast of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina.[4]
Waxhaw Branch drains of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 430.40 and is about 42% forested.[2]