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Huntington Branch

Coordinates: 36°33′07″N 080°42′45″W / 36.55194°N 80.71250°W / 36.55194; -80.71250
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Huntington Branch
Tributary to Stony Creek
Map of Huntington Branch mouth location
Map of Huntington Branch mouth location
Location of Huntington Branch mouth
Map of Huntington Branch mouth location
Map of Huntington Branch mouth location
Huntington Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Carroll
Physical characteristics
SourceNaked Run divide
 • locationabout 1 mile southeast of Lambsburg, Virginia
 • coordinates36°34′17″N 080°44′18″W / 36.57139°N 80.73833°W / 36.57139; -80.73833[1]
 • elevation1,420 ft (430 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 4 miles southeast of Crooked Oak, North Carolina
 • coordinates
36°33′07″N 080°42′45″W / 36.55194°N 80.71250°W / 36.55194; -80.71250[1]
 • elevation
1,194 ft (364 m)[3]
Length2.01 mi (3.23 km)[4]
Basin size0.97 square miles (2.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationStony Creek
 • average1.62 cu ft/s (0.046 m3/s) at mouth with Stony Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionStony CreekStewarts CreekArarat RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWalker Drive

Huntington Branch is a 2.01 mi (3.23 km) long 1st order tributary to Stony Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

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Huntington Branch rises about 1 mile southeast of Lambsburg, Virginia, in Carroll County and then flows southeast into North Carolina to join Stony Creek about 4 miles northeast of Crooked Oak, North Carolina.[3]

Watershed

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Huntington Branch drains 0.97 square miles (2.5 km2) of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 344.91, and is about 54% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Huntington Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Huntington Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 July 2021.