Broad Mouth Branch facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Broad Mouth Branch
Show map of North Carolina Show map of the United States Location of Broad Mouth Branch mouth
Other name(s)	Tributary to Deep River
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Randolph
Physical characteristics
Main source	Back Branch divide Pond about 2.5 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina 605 ft (184 m) 35°40′32″N 079°35′41″W / 35.67556°N 79.59472°W / 35.67556; -79.59472
River mouth	Deep River about 1.5 miles north of Coleridge, North Carolina 399 ft (122 m) 35°39′53″N 079°37′21″W / 35.66472°N 79.62250°W / 35.66472; -79.62250
Length	2.69 mi (4.33 km)
Basin features
Progression	southwest
River system	Deep River
Basin size	2.15 square miles (5.6 km2)
Tributaries	Left: unnamed tributaries Right: unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Troy Caverness Road, NC 22

Broad Mouth Branch is a 2.69 mi (4.33 km) long 1st order tributary to the Deep River in Randolph, North Carolina. This is the only stream with this name in the United States according to the US Geological Survey.

Course

Broad Mouth Branch rises in a pond on the Back Branch divide about 2.5 miles northeast of Coleridge, North Carolina in Randolph County, North Carolina and then flows southwesterly to join the Deep River about 1 mile north of Coleridge, North Carolina.

Watershed

Broad Mouth Branch drains 2.15 square miles (5.6 km²) of area, receives about 47.3 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 383.09 and is about 50% forested.