Back Branch is a 3.29 mi (5.29 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph, North Carolina.

Back Branch Tributary to Deep River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Randolph
Physical characteristics
Source	Broad Mouth Branch divide
• location	about 2 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°40′45″N 079°35′27″W[1]
• elevation	655 ft (200 m)[2]
Mouth	Deep River
• location	about 0.25 miles north of Coleridge, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°38′52″N 079°37′14″W[1]
• elevation	398 ft (121 m)[2]
Length	4.54 mi (7.31 km)[3]
Basin size	3.29 square miles (8.5 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Deep River
• average	4.15 cu ft/s (0.118 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Rocky River → Deep River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Deep River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Willie Wright Road, Craven Branch Road, NC 22

Course

Back Branch rises on the Broad Mouth Branch divide about 2 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina and then flows southwesterly to join the Deep River about 0.25 miles north of Coleridge, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Back Branch drains 3.29 square miles (8.5 km²) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 388.39 and is about 52% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References