Reason Branch

Reason Branch Tributary to Rocky River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Union
Physical characteristics
Source	Gold Branch divide
• location	pond about 1 mile west of New Salem, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°07′52″N 80°24′06″W[1]
• elevation	545 ft (166 m)[2]
Mouth	Rocky River
• location	about 3 miles north-northwest of New Salem, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°09′55″N 80°23′21″W[1]
• elevation	338 ft (103 m)[2]
Length	3.04 mi (4.89 km)[3]
Basin size	3.85 square miles (10.0 km^2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Rocky River
• average	4.00 cu ft/s (0.113 m^3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Pee Dee
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	Bull Branch
Bridges	Morgan Academy Road

Reason Branch is a 3.04 mi (4.89 km) long 1st order tributary to the Rocky River in Union County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

Reason Branch rises in a pond about 1 mile west of New Salem, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join the Rocky River about 3 miles north-northwest of New Salem.^[2]

Watershed

Reason Branch drains 3.25 square miles (8.4 km²) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 393.52, and is about 43% forested.^[4]

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Reason Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
2. "Reason Branch Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
4. "Reason Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 October 2020.