Broad Mouth Branch is a 2.69 mi (4.33 km) long 1st order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph, North Carolina. This is the only stream with this name in the United States according to the US Geological Survey.

Broad Mouth Branch Tributary to Deep River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Randolph
Physical characteristics
Source	Back Branch divide
• location	Pond about 2.5 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°40′32″N 079°35′41″W[1]
• elevation	605 ft (184 m)[2]
Mouth	Deep River
• location	about 1.5 miles north of Coleridge, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°39′53″N 079°37′21″W[1]
• elevation	399 ft (122 m)[2]
Length	2.69 mi (4.33 km)[3]
Basin size	2.15 square miles (5.6 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Deep River
• average	2.80 cu ft/s (0.079 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	Troy Caverness Road, NC 22

Course

Broad Mouth Branch rises in a pond on the Back Branch divide about 2.5 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina and then flows southwesterly to join the Deep River about 1 mile north of Coleridge, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Broad Mouth Branch drains 2.15 square miles (5.6 km²) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 383.09 and is about 50% forested.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References