Camp Branch
Tributary to Fisher River
Map of Camp Branch mouth location
Map of Camp Branch mouth location
Location of Camp Branch mouth
Map of Camp Branch mouth location
Map of Camp Branch mouth location
Camp Branch (Fisher River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Physical characteristics
Sourcesouth side of Blue Ridge Mountain Escarpment
  locationabout 1.5 miles southwest of Fisher Peak
  coordinates36°31′52″N 080°49′38″W / 36.53111°N 80.82722°W / 36.53111; -80.82722[1]
  elevation2,460 ft (750 m)[2]
MouthFisher River
  location
about 2 miles southeast of Lowgap, North Carolina
  coordinates
36°30′06″N 080°50′56″W / 36.50167°N 80.84889°W / 36.50167; -80.84889[1]
  elevation
1,250 ft (380 m)[2]
Length4.05 mi (6.52 km)[3]
Basin size4.29 square miles (11.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationFisher River
  average6.65 cu ft/s (0.188 m3/s) at mouth with Fisher River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionFisher RiverYadkin RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemYadkin River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBear Trail, Creeks Edge Lane (x2), Old Lowgap Road, Vander Trail, W Pine Street, Hidden Valley Road

Camp Branch is a 4.05 mi (6.52 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina.

Course

Camp Branch rises on the Blue Ridge Mountain escarpment about 1.5 miles southwest of Fisher Peak. Camp Branch then flows southwest to join the Fisher River about 2 miles southeast of Lowgap, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Camp Branch drains 4.29 square miles (11.1 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 277.75, and is about 85% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Camp Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lowgap Topo Map in Surry". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Camp Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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