Crisco Branch

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Crisco Branch
Tributary to Rocky River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
Physical characteristics
SourceGold Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles west-southwest of New Salem, North Carolina
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 • elevation530 ft (160 m)[2]
MouthRocky River
 • location
about 3 miles north-northeast of New Salem, North Carolina
 • coordinates
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 • elevation
328 ft (100 m)[2]
Length3.67 mi (5.91 km)[3]
Basin size3.85 square miles (10.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationRocky River
 • average4.72 cu ft/s (0.134 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionRocky RiverPee Dee RiverWinyah BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesNC 218, Army Road

Crisco Branch is a 3.67 mi (5.91 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Union County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

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Crisco Branch rises about 0.5 miles west-southwest of New Salem, North Carolina and then flows north-northeast to join the Rocky River about 3 miles north-northeast of New Salem.[2]

Watershed

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Crisco Branch drains 3.85 square miles (10.0 km2) of area, receives about 48.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 414.50, and is about 42% forested.[4]

References

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