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Long Branch
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Map of Long Branch mouth location
Location of Long Branch mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Reedy Fork
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Guilford
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Long Branch and Mears Fork
Hillsdale, North Carolina
830 ft (250 m)
36°12′20″N 079°49′54″W / 36.20556°N 79.83167°W / 36.20556; -79.83167
River mouth Reedy Fork
Lake Townsend
717 ft (219 m)
36°10′36″N 079°47′40″W / 36.17667°N 79.79444°W / 36.17667; -79.79444
Length 2.80 mi (4.51 km)
Basin features
Progression southeast
River system Haw River
Basin size 4.30 square miles (11.1 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies Lake Townsend

Long Branch is a 2.80 mi (4.51 km) long 2nd order tributary to Reedy Fork in Guilford County, North Carolina.

Course

Long Branch rises on the Mears Fork divide at Hillsdale, North Carolina in Guilford County. Long Branch then flows southeast to meet Reedy Fork in Lake Townsend.

Watershed

Long Branch drains 4.30 square miles (11.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 409.99 and is about 53% forested.

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