Rushing Branch (Brown Creek tributary)

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Rushing Branch
Tributary to Brown Creek
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Location of Rushing Branch mouth
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Anson
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Rushing Creek and Bell Creek
 • locationabout 0.5 miles north of Becky Hill, North Carolina
 • coordinates 34°53′14″N080°14′13″W / 34.88722°N 80.23694°W / 34.88722; -80.23694 [1]
 • elevation370 ft (110 m) [2]
Mouth Brown Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles north of White Store, North Carolina
 • coordinates
 34°54′06″N080°15′51″W / 34.90167°N 80.26417°W / 34.90167; -80.26417 [1]
 • elevation
292 ft (89 m) [1]
Length2.07 mi (3.33 km) [3]
Basin size1.62 square miles (4.2 km2) [4]
Discharge 
 • location Brown Creek
 • average1.96 cu ft/s (0.056 m3/s) at mouth with Brown Creek [4]
Basin features
Progressionnorthwest
River system Pee Dee River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesAustin Road, White Store Road

Rushing Branch is a tributary of Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina that rises near Becky Hill, then flows northwest follows to Brown Creek near White Store, North Carolina. The watershed is about 83% forested, 12% agricultural and the rest is of other land uses. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Rushing Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Brown Creek Topo Map, Anson County NC (Ansonville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Rushing Branch Watershed Report". Watersd Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 September 2019.



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