Horse Branch (Trent River tributary)
| Horse Branch Tributary to Trent River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Horse Branch mouth  Horse Branch (Trent River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Lenoir |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Hornpipe Branch divide |
| • location | about 2 miles north of Nobles Mill, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°10′33″N 077°42′56″W / 35.17583°N 77.71556°W[1] |
| • elevation | 32 ft (9.8 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Trent River |
• location | about 0.5 miles east of Nobles Mill, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°09′28″N 077°40′52″W / 35.15778°N 77.68111°W[1] |
• elevation | 21 ft (6.4 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.80 mi (4.51 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.69 square miles (7.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Trent River |
| • average | 3.79 cu ft/s (0.107 m3/s) at mouth with Trent River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Trent River → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Neuse River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Jesse Howard Road |
Horse Branch is a 2.80 mi (4.51 km) long 1st order tributary to the Trent River in Lenoir County, North Carolina.
Course[edit]
Horse Branch rises about 2 miles north of Nobles Mill, North Carolina and then takes a southerly course to join the Trent River about 0.5 miles east of Nobles Mill.[2]
Watershed[edit]
Horse Branch drains 2.69 square miles (7.0 km2) of area, receives about 51.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 575.21, and is about 32% forested.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Horse Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Running Branch Topo Map in Lenoir". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Horse Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 October 2020.