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Back Branch (Deep River tributary)

Coordinates: 35°38′52″N 079°37′14″W / 35.64778°N 79.62056°W / 35.64778; -79.62056
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Back Branch
Tributary to Deep River
Map of Back Branch mouth location
Map of Back Branch mouth location
Location of Back Branch mouth
Map of Back Branch mouth location
Map of Back Branch mouth location
Back Branch (Deep River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
SourceBroad Mouth Branch divide
 • locationabout 2 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°40′45″N 079°35′27″W / 35.67917°N 79.59083°W / 35.67917; -79.59083[1]
 • elevation655 ft (200 m)[2]
MouthDeep River
 • location
about 0.25 miles north of Coleridge, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°38′52″N 079°37′14″W / 35.64778°N 79.62056°W / 35.64778; -79.62056[1]
 • elevation
398 ft (121 m)[2]
Length4.54 mi (7.31 km)[3]
Basin size3.29 square miles (8.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep River
 • average4.15 cu ft/s (0.118 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRocky RiverDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWillie Wright Road, Craven Branch Road, NC 22

Back Branch is a 3.29 mi (5.29 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph, North Carolina.

Course

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Back Branch rises on the Broad Mouth Branch divide about 2 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina and then flows southwesterly to join the Deep River about 0.25 miles north of Coleridge, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Back Branch drains 3.29 square miles (8.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 388.39 and is about 52% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Back Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Richland Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.