Long Branch (Elkin Creek tributary)
Stream in North Carolina, USA
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Long Branch is a 3.37 mi (5.42 km) long 1st order tributary to Elkin Creek in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
| Long Branch Tributary to Elkin Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Long Branch mouth  Long Branch (Elkin Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wilkes |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Little Elkin Creek divide |
| • location | Benham, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°17′18″N 080°54′58″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,270 ft (390 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Elkin Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles north of Pleasant Hill, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°16′11″N 080°52′30″W[1] |
• elevation | 950 ft (290 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.37 mi (5.42 km)[3] |
Basin size | 2.18 square miles (5.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Elkin Creek |
| • average | 3.61 cu ft/s (0.102 m3/s) at mouth with Elkin Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally southeast |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Pinecrest Drive, CB Eller School Road, W Walker Road, CB Eller School Road |
Course
Long Branch rises in Benham, North Carolina and then flows southeasterly to join Elkin Creek at about 0.5 miles north of Pleasant Hill, North Carolina.[2]
Watershed
Long Branch drains 2.18 square miles (5.6 km2) of area, receives about 50.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 348.51, and is about 42% forested.[4]