Folkner Branch (New Hope River tributary) facts for kids
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Location of Folkner Branch mouth
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to New Hope River |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Rocky Ford and Lick Branch divide about 3 miles west of Green Level, North Carolina 315 ft (96 m) 35°47′02″N 079°57′50″W / 35.78389°N 79.96389°W |
| River mouth | New Hope River B. Everett Jordan Lake 216 ft (66 m) 35°47′33″N 079°00′53″W / 35.79250°N 79.01472°W |
| Length | 3.89 mi (6.26 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally west |
| River system | Haw River |
| Basin size | 3.15 square miles (8.2 km2) |
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| Waterbodies | B. Everett Jordan Lake |
| Bridges | Farrington Road |
Folkner Branch is a 3.89 mi (6.26 km) long 1st order tributary to the New Hope River in North Carolina. Folkner Branch joins the New Hope River within the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir.
Course
Folkner Branch rises in a pond on the Rocky Ford and Lick Branch divide about 3 miles west of Green Level, North Carolina. Folkner Branch then flows westerly to meet New Hope River in the B. Everett Jordan Lake Reservoir in Chatham County.
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Watershed
Folkner Branch drains 3.15 square miles (8.2 km2) of area, receives about 47.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 508.03, and has an average water temperature of 15.35 °C. The watershed is 66% forested.
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