Wolf Meadow Branch is a 2.50 mi (4.02 km) long 1st order tributary to Coddle Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Wolf Meadow Branch
Tributary to Coddle Creek
Map of Wolf Meadow Branch mouth location
Map of Wolf Meadow Branch mouth location
Location of Wolf Meadow Branch mouth
Map of Wolf Meadow Branch mouth location
Map of Wolf Meadow Branch mouth location
Wolf Meadow Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCabarrus
Physical characteristics
SourceIrish Buffalo Creek divide
 • locationpond about 1 mile southwest of Concord, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°24′02″N 080°37′31″W / 35.40056°N 80.62528°W / 35.40056; -80.62528[1]
 • elevation695 ft (212 m)[2]
MouthCoddle Creek
 • location
Roberta Mill, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°21′31″N 080°37′50″W / 35.35861°N 80.63056°W / 35.35861; -80.63056[1]
 • elevation
548 ft (167 m)[2]
Length2.50 mi (4.02 km)[3]
Basin size3.68 square miles (9.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationCoddle Creek
 • average4.45 cu ft/s (0.126 m3/s) at mouth with Coddle Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionCoddle CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFarmwood Boulevard, Roberta Road, Stough Road

Course

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Wolf Meadow Branch rises in a pond about 1 mile southwest of Concord, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join Coddle Creek at Roberta Mill.[2]

Watershed

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Wolf Meadow Branch drains 3.68 square miles (9.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 454.27, and is about 28% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail – Wolf Meadow Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Wolf Meadow Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 12 November 2020.