Rock Branch (Haw River tributary)
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CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyGuilford
Sourcedivide between Rock Branch and Kings Creek
| Rock Branch Tributary to Haw River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Rock Branch mouth  Rock Branch (Haw River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Guilford |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Rock Branch and Kings Creek |
| • location | pond a Kings Crossroads, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°12′51″N 079°59′14″W / 36.21417°N 79.98722°W[1] |
| • elevation | 925 ft (282 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Haw River |
• location | about 1.5 miles east of Kings Crossroads, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°12′43″N 079°57′35″W / 36.21194°N 79.95972°W[1] |
• elevation | 778 ft (237 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.00 mi (3.22 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.40 square miles (6.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Haw River |
| • average | 3.03 cu ft/s (0.086 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
Rock Branch is a 2.00 mi (3.22 km) long 1st order tributary to the Haw River, in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Rock Branch rises in a pond on the divide between Rock Branch and Kings Creek at Kings Crossroads, North Carolina in Guilford County. Rock Branch then flows southeast meet the Haw River about 1.5 miles east of Kings Crossroads.[2]
Watershed
Rock Branch drains 2.40 square miles (6.2 km2) of area, receives about 45.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 405.25 and is about 37% forested.[4]