Folkner Branch is a 3.89 mi (6.26 km) long 1st order tributary to the New Hope River in North Carolina. Folkner Branch joins the New Hope River within the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir.

Folkner Branch Tributary to New Hope River
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Chatham
Physical characteristics
Source	Rocky Ford and Lick Branch divide
• location	about 3 miles west of Green Level, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°47′02″N 079°57′50″W[1]
• elevation	315 ft (96 m)[2]
Mouth	New Hope River
• location	B. Everett Jordan Lake
• coordinates	35°47′33″N 079°00′53″W[1]
• elevation	216 ft (66 m)[2]
Length	3.89 mi (6.26 km)[3]
Basin size	3.15 square miles (8.2 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	New Hope River (B. Everett Jordan Lake)
• average	3.79 cu ft/s (0.107 m3/s) at mouth with New Hope River[4]
Basin features
Progression	generally west
River system	Haw River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies	B. Everett Jordan Lake
Bridges	Farrington Road

Course

Folkner Branch rises in a pond on the Rocky Ford and Lick Branch divide about 3 miles west of Green Level, North Carolina. Folkner Branch then flows westerly to meet New Hope River in the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir in Chatham County.[2]

Watershed

Folkner Branch drains 3.15 square miles (8.2 km²) of area, receives about 47.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 508.03, and has an average water temperature of 15.35 °C.[4] The watershed is 66% forested.[4]

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