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Barkers Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 34°55′51″N 080°20′07″W / 34.93083°N 80.33528°W / 34.93083; -80.33528
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Barkers Branch
Tributary to Lanes Creek
Barkers Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) is located in North Carolina
Barkers Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)
Location of Barkers Branch mouth
Barkers Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Barkers Branch (Lanes Creek tributary)
Barkers Branch (Lanes Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
Physical characteristics
SourceCedar Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles northeast of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina
 • coordinates34°55′13″N 080°23′56″W / 34.92028°N 80.39889°W / 34.92028; -80.39889[1]
 • elevation572 ft (174 m)[2]
MouthLanes Creek
 • location
about 2 miles north of Sturdivants Crossroads, North Carolina
 • coordinates
34°55′51″N 080°20′07″W / 34.93083°N 80.33528°W / 34.93083; -80.33528[1]
 • elevation
418 ft (127 m)[2]
Length4.51 mi (7.26 km)[3]
Basin size2.76 square miles (7.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationLanes Creek
 • average3.39 cu ft/s (0.096 m3/s) at mouth with Lanes Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionLanes CreekRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesAjars Road, Camden Road, Baron Greene Road, Tanner Road, Philadelphia Church Road, Landsford Road

Barkers Branch is a 4.51 mi (7.26 km) long 1st order tributary to Lanes Creek in Union County, North Carolina.

Course

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Barkers Branch rises about 0.25 miles northeast of Allens Crossroads, North Carolina. Barkers Branch then flows northeast and then turns east to meet Lanes Creek about 2 miles north of Sturdivants Crossroads, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

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Barkers Branch drains 2.76 square miles (7.1 km2) of area, receives about 48.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 434.32 and is about 38% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Barkers Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Cedar Branch Topo Map in Union". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Barkers Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.