| Folkner Branch Tributary to New Hope River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Folkner Branch mouth  Folkner Branch (New Hope River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Rocky Ford and Lick Branch divide |
| • location | about 3 miles west of Green Level, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°47′02″N 079°57′50″W / 35.78389°N 79.96389°W[1] |
| • elevation | 315 ft (96 m)[2] |
| Mouth | New Hope River |
• location | B. Everett Jordan Lake |
• coordinates | 35°47′33″N 079°00′53″W / 35.79250°N 79.01472°W[1] |
• elevation | 216 ft (66 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.89 mi (6.26 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.15 square miles (8.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | New Hope River (B. Everett Jordan Lake) |
| • average | 3.79 cu ft/s (0.107 m3/s) at mouth with New Hope River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally west |
| River system | Haw River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies | B. Everett Jordan Lake |
| Bridges | Farrington Road |
Folkner Branch is a 3.89 mi (6.26 km) long 1st order tributary to the New Hope River in North Carolina. Folkner Branch joins the New Hope River within the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir.
Course
Folkner Branch rises in a pond on the Rocky Ford and Lick Branch divide about 3 miles west of Green Level, North Carolina. Folkner Branch then flows westerly to meet New Hope River in the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir in Chatham County.[2]
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Course and Watershed of Folkner Branch (New Hope River tributary)
Watershed
Folkner Branch drains 3.15 square miles (8.2 km2) of area, receives about 47.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 508.03, and has an average water temperature of 15.35 °C.[4] The watershed is 66% forested.[4]
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Folkner Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- 1 2 3 "New Hope Creek Topo Map, Chatham County NC (Green Level Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 "Folkner Branch Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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