Reason Branch

Reason Branch Tributary to Rocky River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Union
Physical characteristics
Source	Gold Branch divide
• location	pond about 1 mile west of New Salem, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°07′52″N 80°24′06″W / 35.13111°N 80.40167°W / 35.13111; -80.40167[1]
• elevation	545 ft (166 m)[2]
Mouth	Rocky River
• location	about 3 miles north-northwest of New Salem, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°09′55″N 80°23′21″W / 35.16528°N 80.38917°W / 35.16528; -80.38917[1]
• elevation	338 ft (103 m)[2]
Length	3.04 mi (4.89 km)[3]
Basin size	3.85 square miles (10.0 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Rocky River
• average	4.00 cu ft/s (0.113 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Pee Dee
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	Bull Branch
Bridges	Morgan Academy Road

Reason Branch is a 3.04 mi (4.89 km) long 1st order tributary to the Rocky River in Union County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course[]

Reason Branch rises in a pond about 1 mile west of New Salem, North Carolina and then flows northeast to join the Rocky River about 3 miles north-northwest of New Salem.^[2]

Watershed[]

Reason Branch drains 3.25 square miles (8.4 km²) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 393.52, and is about 43% forested.^[4]

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