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Hares Branch is a 2.85 mi (4.59 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Worrell Mill Swamp via Worrell Millpond in Hertford County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Hares Branch Tributary to Worrell Mill Swamp
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Hertford
Town	Murfreesboro
Physical characteristics
Source	Panther Swamp divide
• location	about 0.5 miles south of Murfreesboro, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°25′32″N 077°06′55″W[1]
• elevation	88 ft (27 m)[2]
Mouth	Worrell Millpond
• location	Murfreesboro, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°26′10″N 077°05′15″W[1]
• elevation	22 ft (6.7 m)[3]
Length	2.85 mi (4.59 km)[4]
Basin size	3.49 square miles (9.0 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Worrell Millpond
• average	4.66 cu ft/s (0.132 m3/s) at mouth with Worrell Millpond[5]
Basin features
Progression	generally northeast[4]
River system	Chowan River
Tributaries
• left	College Branch
• right	unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies	Worrell Millpond
Bridges	US 158 (x3), Chowan College Road, NC 11

Course

Hares Branch rises on the Panther Swamp divide about 0.5 miles south of Murfreesboro, North Carolina, and then flows northeasterly to join Worrell Mill Swamp on the east side of Murfreesboro.[3]

Watershed

Hares Branch drains 3.49 square miles (9.0 km²) of area, receives about 48.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 515.21, and is about 23% forested.[5]

See also

• List of rivers of North Carolina

References

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