Crisco Branch

Crisco Branch is a 3.67 mi (5.91 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Rocky River in Union County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Crisco Branch
Tributary to Rocky River
Location of Crisco Branch mouth
Crisco Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
Physical characteristics
SourceGold Branch divide
  locationabout 0.5 miles west-southwest of New Salem, North Carolina
  coordinates35°07′44″N 80°23′09″W
  elevation530 ft (160 m)
MouthRocky River
  location
about 3 miles north-northeast of New Salem, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°09′59″N 80°21′38″W
  elevation
328 ft (100 m)
Length3.67 mi (5.91 km)
Basin size3.85 square miles (10.0 km2)
Discharge 
  locationRocky River
  average4.72 cu ft/s (0.134 m3/s) at mouth with Rocky River
Basin features
ProgressionRocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemPee Dee
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesNC 218, Army Road
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