| Smith Branch Tributary to Reedy Fork | |
|---|---|
  Location of Smith Branch mouth  Smith Branch (Reedy Fork tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Guilford |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Smith Branch and Benaja Creek |
| • location | about 0.25 miles southeast of Monticello, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°12′54″N 079°39′51″W / 36.21500°N 79.66417°W[1] |
| • elevation | 820 ft (250 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Reedy Fork |
• location | about 2 miles south of Monticello, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°10′55″N 079°40′22″W / 36.18194°N 79.67278°W[1] |
• elevation | 662 ft (202 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.02 mi (3.25 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.75 square miles (7.1 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Reedy Fork |
| • average | 3.44 cu ft/s (0.097 m3/s) at mouth with Reedy Fork[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Reedy Fork → Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Turner Smith Road |
Smith Branch is a 2.02 mi (3.25 km) long 2nd order tributary to Reedy Fork in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Course
Smith Branch rises on the Benaja Creek divide about 0.25 miles southeast of Monticello, North Carolina in Guilford County. Smith Branch then flows south to meet Reedy Fork about 2 miles south of Monticello.[2]
Watershed
Smith Branch drains 2.75 square miles (7.1 km2) of area, receives about 46.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 414.95 and is about 42% forested.[4]
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Smith Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Squirrel Creek Topo Map, Guilford County NC (Browns Summit Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Smith Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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