Gold Branch (Richardson Creek tributary)
Gold Branch is a 3.19 mi (5.13 km) long 2nd order tributary to Richardson Creek in Union County, North Carolina.
| Gold Branch Tributary to Richardson Creek | |
|---|---|
Location of Gold Branch mouth Gold Branch (Richardson Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Union |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Crisco Branch divide |
| • location | pond about 1.5 miles southwest of New Salem, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°07′36″N 080°24′08″W |
| • elevation | 560 ft (170 m) |
| Mouth | Richardson Creek |
• location | north end of Polk Mountain |
• coordinates | 35°05′40″N 080°23′13″W |
• elevation | 385 ft (117 m) |
| Length | 3.19 mi (5.13 km) |
| Basin size | 4.66 square miles (12.1 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Richardson Creek |
| • average | 5.70 cu ft/s (0.161 m3/s) at mouth with Richardson Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Richardson Creek → Rocky River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Pee Dee |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Brandon Branch |
| Bridges | Little Staton Road, New Salem Road, New Hope Church Road |
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