Waxhaw Branch is a 5.61 mi (9.03 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.[1]
| Waxhaw Branch Tributary to Lanes Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Waxhaw Branch mouth  Waxhaw Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Rays Fork divide |
| • location | about 5 miles southeast of Rock Rest, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 34°55′27″N 080°26′58″W / 34.92417°N 80.44944°W[1] |
| • elevation | 598 ft (182 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Lanes Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles southeast of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 34°53′26″N 080°23′30″W / 34.89056°N 80.39167°W[1] |
• elevation | 448 ft (137 m)[2] |
| Length | 5.61 mi (9.03 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 6.66 square miles (17.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lanes Creek |
| • average | 8.02 cu ft/s (0.227 m3/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek[4] |
| 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 | Snyder Store Road, Belk Mill Road, Old Pageland Marshvile Road |
Course
editWaxhaw Branch rises about 5 miles southeast of Rock Rest, North Carolina. Waxhaw Branch then flows generally southeast with curves to meet Lanes Creek about 1.5 miles southeast of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
editWaxhaw Branch drains 6.66 square miles (17.2 km2) of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 430.40 and is about 42% forested.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Waxhaw Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cedar 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.
- ^ a b c "Waxhaw Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.