Hoopers Branch
Stream in North Carolina, USA
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Hoopers Branch is a 0.95 mi (1.53 km) long first order tributary to the Reddies River in Wilkes County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
| Hoopers Branch Tributary to Reddies River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Hoopers Branch mouth  Hoopers Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wilkes |
| City | North Wilkesboro |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide of unnamed tributary to Mulberry Creek |
| • location | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°10′41″N 081°08′55″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,120 ft (340 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Reddies River |
• location | about 0.5 miles west of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°10′11″N 081°10′09″W[1] |
• elevation | 975 ft (297 m)[2] |
| Length | 0.95 mi (1.53 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 0.71 square miles (1.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Reddies River |
| • average | 1.33 cu ft/s (0.038 m3/s) at mouth with Reddies River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southwest |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Riverside Drive, Hackett Street, NW Reservoir Road |
Course
Hoopers Branch rises in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina and then flows southwest to join the Reddies River at about 0.5 miles west of North Wilkesboro.[2]
Watershed
Hooper Branch drains 0.71 square miles (1.8 km2) of area, receives about 51.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 307.83, and is about 41% forested.[4]