Wide Mouth Branch Explained

Wide Mouth 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 Wide Mouth Branch mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:North Carolina
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Anson
Union
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Marshville
Length:4.41miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Lanes Creek
Discharge1 Avg:5.14cuft/s at mouth with Lanes Creek[2]
Source1:Salem Creek divide
Source1 Location:pond on the northeast side of Marshville, North Carolina
Source1 Coordinates:35.0061°N -80.3506°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:552feet[4]
Mouth:Lanes Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles west of Peachland, North Carolina
Mouth Coordinates:34.9856°N -80.2908°W
Mouth Elevation:368feet
Progression:Lanes CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Pee Dee River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Old Peachland Road, Gaddy Road, Curtis Lane, US 74

Wide Mouth Branch is a 4.41miles long 3rd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Anson County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]

Course

Wide Mouth Branch rises in a pond on the northeast side of Marshville, North Carolina in Union County. Wide Mouth Branch then flows east-southeast into Anson County to meet Lanes Creek about 0.5 miles west of Peachland.[4]

Watershed

Wide Mouth Branch drains of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 447.40 and is about 23% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 24 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Wide Mouth Branch Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 24 October 2020.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Wide Mouth Branch . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 24 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Wide Mouth Branch Topo Map in Union . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 24 October 2020 . en.