Camp Branch (Fisher River tributary)

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Camp Branch
Tributary to Fisher River
Map of Camp Branch mouth location
Map of Camp Branch mouth location
Location of Camp Branch mouth
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; -80.84889Coordinates: 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 River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic 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. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Camp Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Camp Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

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