Norkett Branch Tributary to Lanes Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Union |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Little Brown Creek divide |
• location | about 4 miles southwest of Sturdivants Crossroads, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°51′57″N 080°21′22″W / 34.86583°N 80.35611°W / 34.86583; -80.35611 |
• elevation | 491 ft (150 m) |
Mouth | Lanes Creek |
• location | about 1 mile northwest of Sturdivants Crossroads, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°54′49″N 080°21′07″W / 34.91361°N 80.35194°W / 34.91361; -80.35194 |
• elevation | 428 ft (130 m) |
Length | 4.21 mi (6.78 km) |
Basin size | 4.91 square miles (12.7 km) |
Discharge | |
• location | Lanes Creek |
• average | 5.82 cu ft/s (0.165 m/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lanes Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River system | Pee Dee River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Landsford Road, Leonard Morgan Road, White Store Road |
Norkett Branch is a 4.21 mi (6.78 km) long 2nd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Union County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Course
Norkett Branch rises about 4 miles southwest of Sturdivants Crossroads, North Carolina. Norkett Branch then flows generally north with curves to meet Lanes Creek about 1 mile northwest of Sturdivants Crossroads, North Carolina.
Watershed
Norkett Branch drains 4.91 square miles (12.7 km) of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 465.89 and is about 40% forested.
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Norkett Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Norkett Branch Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Norkett Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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