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Stream in North Carolina, USA
Narrows Branch
Tributary to Uwharrie River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyRandolph
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Uwharrie River divide
 • locationabout 3 miles northwest of Eleazar, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°31′48″N 080°00′18″W / 35.53000°N 80.00500°W / 35.53000; -80.00500
 • elevation528 ft (161 m)
MouthUwharrie River
 • locationabout 1 mile west of Eleazar, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°30′49″N 079°59′40″W / 35.51361°N 79.99444°W / 35.51361; -79.99444
 • elevation358 ft (109 m)
Length0.91 mi (1.46 km)
Basin size0.58 square miles (1.5 km)
Discharge 
 • locationUwharrie River
 • average0.76 cu ft/s (0.022 m/s) at mouth with Uwharrie River
Basin features
ProgressionUwharrie RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHopkins Drive

Narrows Branch is a 0.91 mi (1.46 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Randolph County, North Carolina.

Course

Narrows Branch rises on the divide of an unnamed tributary to the Uwharrie River about 3 miles northwest of Eleazar, North Carolina. Narrows Branch then flows southeast to join the Uwharrie River about 1 mile west of Eleazar.

Watershed

Narrows Branch drains 0.58 square miles (1.5 km) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 360.10 and is about 53% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Narrows Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Lakes Creek Topo Map in Randolph". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Narrows Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

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