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Broad Mouth Branch

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Broad Mouth Branch
Tributary to Deep River
Map of Broad Mouth Branch mouth location
Map of Broad Mouth Branch mouth location
Location of Broad Mouth Branch mouth
Map of Broad Mouth Branch mouth location
Map of Broad Mouth Branch mouth location
Broad Mouth Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
SourceBack Branch divide
 • locationPond about 2.5 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°40′32″N 079°35′41″W / 35.67556°N 79.59472°W / 35.67556; -79.59472[1]
 • elevation605 ft (184 m)[2]
MouthDeep River
 • location
about 1.5 miles north of Coleridge, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°39′53″N 079°37′21″W / 35.66472°N 79.62250°W / 35.66472; -79.62250[1]
 • elevation
399 ft (122 m)[2]
Length2.69 mi (4.33 km)[3]
Basin size2.15 square miles (5.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDeep River
 • average2.80 cu ft/s (0.079 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River systemDeep River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesTroy Caverness Road, NC 22

Broad Mouth Branch is a 2.69 mi (4.33 km) long 1st order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph, North Carolina. This is the only stream with this name in the United States according to the US Geological Survey.

Course

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Broad Mouth Branch rises in a pond on the Back Branch divide about 2.5 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina and then flows southwesterly to join the Deep River about 1 mile north of Coleridge, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Broad Mouth Branch drains 2.15 square miles (5.6 km2) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 383.09 and is about 50% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Broad Mouth 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 "Broad Mouth Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2020.


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