Permetter Branch is a 3.79 mi (6.10 km) long 2nd order tributary to Brown Creek in Anson County, North Carolina.

Permetter Branch Tributary to Brown Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Anson
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Permetter Branch and Buffalo Creek
• location	pond about 0.5 miles west of Ansonville, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°06′37″N 080°07′38″W[1]
• elevation	340 ft (100 m)[2]
Mouth	Brown Creek
• location	about 2 miles south of Ansonville, North Carolina
• coordinates	35°04′06″N 080°05′44″W[1]
• elevation	210 ft (64 m)[2]
Length	3.79 mi (6.10 km)[3]
Basin size	3.89 square miles (10.1 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Brown Creek
• average	4.44 cu ft/s (0.126 m3/s) at mouth with Brown Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	southeast
River system	Pee Dee River
Tributaries
• left	Canal Branch
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Ansonville-Polkton Road, Mt. Vernon Road, Jacks Branch Road

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

• Palmetto Branch

Course

Permetter Branch rises about 0.5 miles west of Ansonville, North Carolina. Permetter Branch then flows southeast to meet Brown Creek about 2 miles south of Ansonville, North Carolina.[2]

Watershed

Permetter Branch drains 3.89 square miles (10.1 km²) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 452.68 and is about 50% forested.[4]

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