Huntington Branch

Huntington Branch
Tributary to Stony Creek
Location of Huntington Branch mouth
Huntington Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Carroll
Physical characteristics
SourceNaked Run divide
 • locationabout 1 mile southeast of Lambsburg, Virginia
 • coordinates36°34′17″N 080°44′18″W / 36.57139°N 80.73833°W / 36.57139; -80.73833[1]
 • elevation1,420 ft (430 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 4 miles southeast of Crooked Oak, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°33′07″N 080°42′45″W / 36.55194°N 80.71250°W / 36.55194; -80.71250[1]
 • elevation
1,194 ft (364 m)[3]
Length2.01 mi (3.23 km)[4]
Basin size0.97 square miles (2.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationStony Creek
 • average1.62 cu ft/s (0.046 m3/s) at mouth with Stony Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionStony CreekStewarts CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWalker Drive

Huntington Branch is a 2.01 mi (3.23 km) long 1st order tributary to Stony Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

Huntington Branch rises about 1 mile southeast of Lambsburg, Virginia, in Carroll County and then flows southeast into North Carolina to join Stony Creek about 4 miles northeast of Crooked Oak, North Carolina.[3]

Watershed

Huntington Branch drains 0.97 square miles (2.5 km2) of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 344.91, and is about 54% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Huntington Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Huntington Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.