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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Wide Mouth Branch
Tributary to Lanes Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAnson
Union
CityMarshville
Physical characteristics
SourceSalem Creek divide
 • locationpond on the northeast side of Marshville, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°00′22″N 080°21′02″W / 35.00611°N 80.35056°W / 35.00611; -80.35056
 • elevation552 ft (168 m)
MouthLanes Creek
 • locationabout 0.5 miles west of Peachland, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°59′08″N 080°17′27″W / 34.98556°N 80.29083°W / 34.98556; -80.29083
 • elevation368 ft (112 m)
Length4.41 mi (7.10 km)
Basin size4.28 square miles (11.1 km)
Discharge 
 • locationLanes Creek
 • average5.14 cu ft/s (0.146 m/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek
Basin features
ProgressionLanes Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesOld Peachland Road, Gaddy Road, Curtis Lane, US 74

Wide Mouth Branch is a 4.41 mi (7.10 km) long 3rd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Anson County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

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.

Watershed

Wide Mouth Branch drains 4.28 square miles (11.1 km) of area, receives about 48.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 447.40 and is about 23% forested.

References

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


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